Book biography of eliza hamilton
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Eliza Hamilton
This reading group guide for Eliza Hamiltonincludes an introduction, discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book.
Introduction
Eliza Hamilton was much more than Founding Father Alexander Hamilton’s devoted wife. In Alexander’s last letter to Eliza, he called her “the best of wives, the best of women.” She was a strong pioneer woman, a loving sister, a caring mother, and in her later years, a savvy businesswoman. In this fascinating biography, award-winning author Tilar J. Mazzeo reveals the many sides of one of America’s Founding Mothers.
Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton follows Eliza through her early years, to the ups and downs of her married life and the aftermath
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Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton
I've spent the last year or so doing an in-depth survey of Alexander Hamilton's life, times, and legacy, and along the way, I've also learned quite a bit about Eliza and the Schuyler family (even visiting their homes in Albany & Saratoga). inom don't expect every book inom read to be a doctorate-level dissertation, but this... this was some really BAD history.
For one thing, the author couldn't seem to decide if she was writing a novel or a biography. With a novel, you can place your characters in imagined situations and give them pretty words to say. If you're writing non-fiction, it's best to stay away from flights of fancy unless you have historical evidence to back it up with. Mazzeo is woefully lacking in her evidence--I'll komma back to this!--and gives as fact situations tha
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Review
“In Tilar J. Mazeo's vivid, compelling, and unputdownable new biography, Eliza Hamilton finally takes her place in the pantheon of remarkable American women who, no less than the men they loved, built this nation.” -- ―Christopher Andersen, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Tilar Mazzeo brings Eliza Hamilton to life in this first ever comprehensive biography of a woman who is known solely for the man she married but whose courage and generosity are revealed here. Fast-paced and reads like a novel." -- ―Kate Andersen Brower, New York Times bestselling author of First Women
“Tilar Mazzeo has made me fall in love with the enchanting, but refreshingly real Eliza Hamilton. An important portrait of a woman as intriguingly complicated and now as deservedly memorable as her husband.” -- ―Stacy Horn, author of Dalmatian Island
“Drawing from an impressive breadth of sources… this is an expertly told story that’s certain to captivate Hamilton fans and intrigue anyone interested