Eliza Hamilton
The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton
Tilar J. Mazzeo
- From
- the
- New
- York
- Times
- bestselling
- author
- of
- Irena’s
- Children
- comes
- a
- “vivid,
- compelling,
- and
- unputdownable
- new
- biography”
- (Christopher
- Andersen,
- #1
- New
- York
- Times
- bestselling
- author)
- about
- the
- extraordinary
- life
- and
- times
- of
- Eliza
- Hamilton,
- the
- wife
- of
- founding
- father
- Alexander
- Hamilton,
- and
- a
- powerful,
- unsung
- hero
- in
- America’s
- early
- days.Fans
- fell
- in
- love
- with
- Eliza
- Hamilton—Alexander
- Hamilton’s
- devoted
- wife—in
- Lin-Manuel
- Miranda’s
- phenomenal
- musical
- Hamilton.
- But
- they
- don’t
- know
- her
- full
- story.
- A
- strong
- pioneer
- woman,
- a
- loving
- sister,
- a
- caring
- mother,
- and
- in
- her
- later
- years,
- a
- generous
- philanthropist,
- Eliza
- had
- many
- sides—and
- this
- fascinating
- biography
- brings
- her
- multi-faceted
- personality
- to
- vivid
- life.This
- “expertly
- told
- story”
- (Publishers
- Weekly)
- follows
- Eliza
- through
- her
- early
- years
- in
- New
- York,
- into
- the
- ups
- and
- downs
- of
- her
- married
- life
- with
- Alexander,
- beyond
- the
- aftermath
- of
- his
- tragic
- murder,
- and
- finally
- to
- her
- involvement
- in
- many
- projects
- that
- cemented
- her
- legacy
- as
- one
- of
- the
- unsung
- heroes
- of
- our
- nation’s
- early
- days.This
- captivating
- account
- of
- the
- woman
- behind
- the
- famous
- man
- is
- perfect
- for
- fans
- of
- the
- works
- of
- Ron
- Chernow,
- Lisa
- McCubbin,
- and
- Nathaniel Philbrick.
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