Eliza Hamilton

The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton

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  • 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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