![]() ![]() (Wow! Did that show live up to the hype! Amazing! I’m already checking theaters to find out when I can see it again!) The music and story were amazing, but hit show reminded me of the history that I’d long forgotten, and awakened a curiosity in me to learn more about the story of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton. Review/Recommendation: I picked up this book after (finally!) getting to see Hamilton when visiting Chicago this summer. Strong-willed, loyal and patriotic, My Dear Hamilton tells her story. If Alexander Hamilton is one of the Founding Fathers, Eliza Hamilton is one of our nation’s Founding Mothers. She protected her family close and throughout her life, continued to rebound to fight for the new nation and her morals – to include a dedication to both her husband’s memory as well as equality and charity work. ![]() ![]() ![]() She struggled with loss after loss she coped with mental illness hitting close to home at a time when those with “disordered minds” were immediately instituted she fought to keep her family close and safe. If that’s not enough, she was faced her husband’s infidelity and as a result, was a victim of the nation’s first sex scandal. She had a front line seat to the American Revolution, the creation of our government, and the creation of a united nation. My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler HamiltonĮliza Schuyler Hamilton may have been the wife of one of our nation’s Founding Fathers, but she was a formidable woman in her own right. ![]()
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