My dear hamilton: a novel of eliza schuyler hamilton - stephanie dray

Not since I read Erik Larsons Dead Wake have I had such an edge-of-my-seat immersion into historical events.

No study of Alexander Hamilton would be complete without reading this book.

--Karen White, New York Times bestselling author From the New York Times bestselling authors of Americas 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.

In this haunting, moving, and beautifully written novel, Dray and Kamoie used thousands of letters and original sources to tell Elizas story as its 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 generals 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, Washingtons penniless but passionate aide-de-camp, shes captivated by the young officers charisma and brilliance.

They fall in love, despite Hamiltons bastard birth and the uncertainties of war.

A founding fathers 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 Americas 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 Elizas hard-won peace, the grieving widow fights her husbands enemies to preserve Alexanders 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, shes left with one last battle--to understand the flawed man she married and imperfect union he could never have created without her.