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Eliza Hamilton : the extraordinary life and times of the wife of Alexander Hamilton
—Mazzeo, Tilar J., author.
2018

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"From the New York Times bestselling author of Irena's Children comes a comprehensive and riveting biography of the extraordinary life and times of Eliza Hamilton, the wife of founding father Alexander Hamilton, and a powerful, unsung hero in America's early days" -- Provided by publisher.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9781501166303
  • 1501166301

Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.

Description: 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), genealogical table ; 24 cm

Notes:

  • Canadiana.
  • Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

  • Home on the Hudson 1751-1765
  • Fine frontier ladies, 1765-1774
  • First romances, 1775-1777
  • Angelica, 1777
  • Hamilton, 1778-1780
  • The winter ball, 1780
  • All girls together; and Peggy, 1780-81
  • Peggy, 1781-84
  • New York, 1785-88
  • Family indiscretions,1789
  • Speculation, 1790-91
  • The affair, 1791-92
  • Reprieve, 1793-95
  • The scandal, 1796-1797
  • A Roman wife, 1797-1802
  • The duel, 1804
  • The widow, 1805-06
  • Legacies, 1807-27
  • Twilight, 1827-46
  • Last adventures, 1847-54.

LCCN: 2018008245

Control Number: 2587356

Publisher: New York, NY : Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, Incorporated, 2018.
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