From the New York Times best selling authors of America's 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. Haunting, moving, and beautifully written, Dray and Kamoie used thousands of letters and original sources to tell Eliza's story as it's never been told before, not just as the wronged wife at the center of a political...

In 1804 New York, Eliza Hamilton, the grieving widow of Alexander Hamilton, turns to selling her handmade lace, which draws her into a mysterious network of widow lacemakers who help her piece together the truth about her husband's political affairs as witnesses to his deadly duel are being killed one by one.

On November 26, 1791, George Washington convened his department secretaries-- Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph-- for the first cabinet meeting. He had waited two and a half years into his presidency to call his cabinet, because the US Constitution did not create or provide for such a body. Deciding he needed a group of advisors he could turn to, Washington modeled his new cabinet on the councils of war he had led...

"When the Revolutionary War ended in victory, there remained the stupendous problem of how to establish a workable democratic government in the vast, newly independent country. Three key Founding Fathers played significant roles: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. Their lives and policies could not have been more different; their relationships with each other were complex and often rife with animosity. And yet these three men led...

"This book of essays explores connections between Hamilton: The Musical and contemporary legal issues"--