The Hamilton Affair

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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 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.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. Read The Hamilton Affair – kino-fada.fr 3 stars.This is for fans of Hamilton the Musical or a solid historical narrative focusing on female characters or historical romance It s all of those things The author worked on this when Hamilton was still a lesser known founding father instead of an award winning musical There is some remarkable overlap in specific lines, but this is because they both used the same primary sources You...Check out all of my reviews at 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 Hamilton many people are being introduced or reintroduced to one of the brilliant founding architects of our republic and THE HAMILTON AFFAIR by Elizabeth Cobbs is an enjoyable historical fiction overvi Check out all of my reviews at 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 Hamilton many people are being introduced or reintroduced to one of the brilliant ...A novelization of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler s relationship, and what she does after his death I really want to know if Cobbs started this before or after she heard the cast album, because it definitely feels a little like she heard th...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 ...I thought the characters in The Hamilton Affair were very stereotypical and flat The chapters rotate POV between Hamilton and Eliza Eliza s chapters were annoying and read like something a middle school girl...There is now a renewed interest in the life of one of America s most remarkable national leaders of the Revolutionary Early Republic era Alexander Hamilton This is largely due to the success of the Broadway musical HAMILTON In The Hamilton Affair , Elizabeth Cobbs does a remarkable job of revivifying the lives of both Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth Schuyler, who hailed from ...Find this and other reviews at understand trends and the rush to capitalize on Hamilton s popularity, but I am not amused by Arcade Publishing s decision to drape Elizabeth Cobbs The Hamilton Affair in artwork that was so obviously inspired by the musical s playbill I might be alone in this, but I get a we don t believe this book can succeed on its own merit vibe when looking at the jacket and I don t think that s quite the angle marketing was going Find this and other reviews at understand trends and the rush to capitalize on Hamilton s popularity, but I am not amused by Arcade Publishing s decision to drape Elizabeth Cobbs The Hamilton Affair in artwork that was so obviously inspired by the musical s playbill I might be alone in this, but I get a we don t believe this book can succeed on its own merit vibe when looking at the jacket and I don t think that s quite the angle marketing was going for.For the record, I live under a rock I have not seen the show and I have never listened to the soundtrack which means my views are not colored by any sort of admiration for Lin Manuel Miranda I picked up Cobbs book because I appreciate revolution era fiction, but the reality of my experience with...I received this ARC from netgalley.com in exchange for a review.This book is a fictionalized story about the real relationship between Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler The couple s story is interesting enough, b...Very enjoyable novel about Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler Hamilton It made me wish I rememberedabout the Revolutionary War from 8th Grade.

The Hamilton Affair
  • English
  • 11 July 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 408 pages
  • 1628727209
  • Elizabeth Cobbs
  • The Hamilton Affair