Eliza Hamilton
The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton
Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.
Format: Large Print
Edition: Large print edition.
Description: 617 pages (large print) : genealogical table ; 23 cm.
Tilar J. Mazzeo's comprehensive and riveting biography describes 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. Eliza was a strong pioneer woman, a loving sister, a caring mother, and in her later years, a generous philanthropist. From her upbringing in New York to her married life and beyond, this captivating account reveals the woman behind the famous man.
Series: Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs.
Contents:
Prologue: Best of wives, best of women -- Home on the Hudson, 1751-65 -- Fine frontier ladies, 1765-74 -- First romances, 1775-77 -- Angelica, 1777 -- Hamilton, 1778-80 -- The Winter Ball, 1780 -- All the 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, 1796-97 -- A Roman wife, 1797-1802 -- The duel, 1804 -- The widow, 1805-06 -- Legacies, 1807-27 -- Twilight, 1827-36 -- Last adventures, 1837-54.
Subjects:
Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler, 1757-1854.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 -- Family.
Politicians' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Large type books.
Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler, 1757-1854.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 -- Family.
Politicians' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Large type books.
ISBN:
9781432856274
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LP BIOGRAPHY Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Large Print Biography | In |
LP BIOGRAPHY Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler | Wheatley (Shandon) | Large Print Biography | Out (Due: 5/16/2024) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-613).