The Hamilton Affair, Elizabeth Cobbs
The Hamilton Affair, Elizabeth Cobbs
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The Hamilton Affair

Author: Elizabeth Cobbs

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 11 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/02/2016


Synopsis

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution, and featuring a cast of iconic characters such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette, The Hamilton Affair tells the sweeping, tumultuous, true love story of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, from tremulous beginning to bittersweet ending—his at a dueling ground on the shores of the Hudson River, hers more than half a century later after a brave, successful life.Hamilton was a bastard son, raised on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. He went to America to pursue his education. Along the way he became one of the American Revolution’s most dashing—and unlikely—heroes. Adored by Washington, hated by Jefferson, Hamilton was a lightning rod: the most controversial leader of the American Revolution.She was the well-to-do daughter of one of New York’s most exalted families—feisty, adventurous, and loyal to a fault. When she met Alexander, she fell head over heels. She pursued him despite his illegitimacy, and loved him despite his infidelity. In 1816 (two centuries ago), she shamed Congress into supporting his seven orphaned children. Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton started New York’s first orphanage. The only “founding mother” to truly embrace public service, she raised 160 children in addition to her own.With its flawless writing, brilliantly drawn characters, and epic scope, The Hamilton Affair will take its place among the greatest novels of American history.

About Elizabeth Cobbs

Elizabeth Cobbs is Melbern G. Glasscock Chair in American History at Texas A&M University and a research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe on January 10, 2018

They say that the victors write the history. This seems to hold true as much as in politics as in military action. A good example of both can be found in "The Hamilton Affair". In deed, this seems to become the theme of the book halfway through as the characters are developed. Maybe 'matured' is a b......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on August 14, 2017

Check out all of my reviews at: [URL not allowed] I have always been a history lover. Give me a factual, scholarly, historical tome or a historical fictional story of a time, place or person and I can sit and disappear into that time or place for hours. Due to the Broadway musical “Ham......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on August 18, 2016

As a huge fan of the musical Hamilton, I picked up this fictional rendering of the events hoping for an interesting read. Although it seems clear that the author did some research, the pedestrian prose reminded me of so-so historical fiction aimed at children or young adults. I just wasn't impressed......more