USA Today Bestseller
"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
"The best book of the year!" --Kate Quinn, New York Times
bestselling author of The Alice Network
Wife, Widow, and Warrior in Alexander Hamilton's quest for a more
perfect union
From 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. Perfect for fans of
Ron Chernow's biography Alexander Hamilton and fans of Lin-Manuel
Miranda's Hamilton: the Musical.
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.
A general's daughter...
Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York,
Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. 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. They fall in love, despite Hamilton's bastard birth and the
uncertainties of war.
A founding father's wife...
But the union they create--in their marriage and the new nation--is far
from perfect. 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.
The last surviving light of the Revolution...
When a duel destroys Eliza's hard-won peace, the grieving widow fights
her husband's enemies to preserve Alexander's legacy. But long-buried
secrets threaten everything Eliza believes about her marriage and her
own legacy. 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...
