Questioning her tireless devotion to the man and country that have broken her heart, she's left with one last battle-to understand the flawed man she married and imperfect union he could never have created without her.From the New York Times best-selling authors of America's First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton - a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy. But long-buried secrets threaten everything Eliza believes about her marriage and her own legacy. When a duel destroys Eliza's hard-won peace, the grieving widow fights her husband's enemies to preserve Alexander's legacy. The last surviving light of the Revolution. From glittering inaugural balls to bloody street riots, the Hamiltons are at the center of it all-including the political treachery of America's first sex scandal, which forces Eliza to struggle through heartbreak and betrayal to find forgiveness.
They fall in love, despite Hamilton's bastard birth and the uncertainties of war.īut the union they create-in their marriage and the new nation-is far from perfect. And when she meets Alexander Hamilton, Washington's penniless but passionate aide-de-camp, she's captivated by the young officer's charisma and brilliance. In this haunting, moving, and beautifully written novel, Dray and Kamoie used thousands of letters and original sources to tell Eliza's story as it's never been told before-not just as the wronged wife at the center of a political sex scandal-but also as a founding mother who shaped an American legacy in her own right.Ĭoming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. Perfect for fans of Ron Chernow's biography Alexander Hamilton and fans of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton: the Musical. Wife, Widow, and Warrior in Alexander Hamilton's quest for a more perfect unionįrom the New York Times bestselling authors of America's First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton-a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy.
"The best book of the year!" -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network "An edge-of my sear immersion into historical events.No study of Alexander Hamilton would be complete without reading this book." -Karen White, New York Times bestselling author
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