From the New York Times bestselling authors of Americaโs First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamiltonโa 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 Elizaโs story as itโs never been told beforeโnot just as the wronged wife at the center of a political sex scandalโbut also as a founding mother who shaped an American legacy in her own right.
A generalโs daughterโฆ
Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. And when she meets Alexander Hamilton, Washingtonโs penniless but passionate aide-de-camp, sheโs captivated by the young officerโs charisma and brilliance. They fall in love, despite Hamiltonโs bastard birth and the uncertainties of war.
A founding fatherโs wife...
But the union they createโin their marriage and the new nationโis far from perfect. From glittering inaugural balls to bloody street riots, the Hamiltons are at the center of it allโincluding the political treachery of Americaโs first sex scandal, which forces Eliza to struggle through heartbreak and betrayal to find forgiveness.
The last surviving light of the Revolutionโฆ
When a duel destroys Elizaโs hard-won peace, the grieving widow fights her husbandโs enemies to preserve Alexanderโs 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, sheโs left with one last battleโto understand the flawed man she married and imperfect union he could never have created without herโฆ
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