With his formidable intellect and powers of concentration, he is able to almost single-handedly shape the new democracy’s economy and tax structure. Through Eliza’s eyes we are treated to an in-depth portrait of Hamilton, not to mention forward-looking psychoanalysis of his genius and personality defects. Washington’s aide-de-camp, Hamilton, and marries him in 1780.
Her reputation as “the finest tempered girl in the world” attracts more financially secure suitors, but she chooses Gen. Eliza, the tomboyish daughter of pioneer, planter, slaveholder, general, and politician Philip Schuyler, sets male hearts aflutter, including that of future president James Monroe. If readers aren’t already familiar with Hamilton’s imbroglios, his widow's rueful recollections would guarantee spoilers galore. Since Eliza is telling the story after her husband’s death, her mature perspective often casts doubt on her youthful one, as when she views her initial assessment of Hamilton’s loyalty against her later experience of his infidelity. This latest in the recent onslaught of Hamilton novels ( The Hamilton Affair, by Elizabeth Cobbs, 2016, etc.) is narrated by the great man's wife, Eliza, also known by her childhood name of Betsy. 'The Hamilton novel that immediately leaps to the top of the list' Joseph J.Eliza Hamilton claims her own place in American history.
As he risks everything for the future of his bold new country, this extraordinary marriage will be tested like no other - and become forever immortalised in hearts and minds. But to Alexander, burdened by his tragic origins, matters of honour can never be forgotten. When fate brings them together, a passionate, life-long love affair begins. īorn a bastard and raised an orphan in the stifling heat of the Caribbean, Alexander Hamilton must prove his worth on the bloody battlefields of the American Revolution.Ī wealthy child of privilege, Elizabeth Schuyler has never wanted for anything, yet she longs for a life of so much more. Love Hamilton: An American Musical? You'll adore The Hamilton Affair.
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