From the New York Times bestselling authors of Americaβs First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamiltonβa revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy. Haunting, moving, and beautifully written, Dray and Kamoie used thousands of letters and original sources to tell Elizaβs story as itβs never been told beforeβnot just as the wronged wife at the center of a political sex scandalβbut also as a founding mother who shaped an American legacy in her own right.
A generalβs daughterβ¦
Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. And when she meets Alexander Hamilton, Washingtonβs penniless but passionate aide-de-camp, sheβs captivated by the young officerβs charisma and brilliance. They fall in love, despite Hamiltonβs bastard birth and the uncertainties of war.
A founding fatherβs wife...
But the union they createβin their marriage and the new nationβis far from perfect. From glittering inaugural balls to bloody street riots, the Hamiltons are at the center of it allβincluding the political treachery of Americaβs first sex scandal, which forces Eliza to struggle through heartbreak and betrayal to find forgiveness.
The last surviving light of the Revolutionβ¦
When a duel destroys Elizaβs hard-won peace, the grieving widow fights her husbandβs enemies to preserve Alexanderβs 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, sheβs left with one last battleβto understand the flawed man she married and imperfect union he could never have created without herβ¦
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