An acclaimed biographer writes the remarkable story of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's most influential and fascinating founding fathers, and his untimely death in a duel with Aaron Burr.

Alexander Hamilton was just a teenager when he arrived on American shores from the faraway Caribbean island of Nevis. He had already been abandoned by his father and had lost his mother to yellow fever. He was all alone. And yet, within a few years he became a leading patriot, an officer in the Continental Army, and one of George Washington's closest aids. He would go on to become one of the Founding Fathers of a great new nation: The United States...

"Fans fell in love with Eliza Hamilton--Alexander Hamilton's devoted wife--in Lin-Manuel Miranda's phenomenal musical Hamilton. But they don't know her full story. A strong pioneer woman, a loving sister, a caring mother, and in her later years, a generous philanthropist, Eliza had many sides--and this fascinating biography brings her multi-faceted personality to vivid life. Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of The Wife of Alexander...