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I really wish I could have given this book more stars. It is well written, but this really shouldn't be called a biography. There are a lot of hole in this book, but instead of the author saying that they don't know, they fill in the holes with untrue stories from the Hamilton Musical, unproven anecdotal stories, or their own psychological analysis from their point of view.


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Eliza Hamilton The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton Tilar J Mazzeo Books Reviews

This lively biography by the bestselling author of THE WIDOW CLICQUOT and IRENA’S CHILDREN follows Eliza through her early years as the daughter of a prominent landowner, through her life with Alexander and for 50 years after his death, as she worked to ensure his legacy while looking after her large family and founding New York’s first private orphanage.

In her youth, Eliza was one of the famous New York Schuyler sisters who, along with Peggy and Angelica, were feted for their charm, beauty and fortune. Despite several suitors, Eliza fell for the impecunious Alexander Hamilton, a bastard who had been orphaned and then raised by a wealthy merchant in the Caribbean. He came to New York, where he served as George Washington’s aide and as a soldier during the Revolution, and eventually became the country’s first Secretary of the Treasury.

Alexander was a complex character, but despite his many faults, possible infidelities and increasing debts, Eliza was loyal to him in his lifetime and vigilant about his reputation after his death. The famous duel with Aaron Burr that claimed his life (three years after his son Philip had died in a duel in the same spot) threatened Eliza and her family with emotional and financial ruin, but she survived with help from her father and family friends. Eventually she became involved in the Society for the Relief of Poor Widows --- ironically taking the seat held by Elizabeth Seton, until she converted to Catholicism and was asked to step down from the board --- and embraced her new mission. In 1806, the Orphan Asylum Society was founded to create New York’s first orphanage with Eliza as its director.

Tilar J. Mazzeo, who has done careful research for this first full biography of Eliza Hamilton, promotes an interesting theory about her possible role in the “Reynolds Affair,” where debate still rages as to whether Alexander was having an affair or hiding financial irregularities. Some may balk at her mixing scholarship with a willingness to talk about Eliza as though she knows what her every mood was (“…her heart felt so much lighter,” “she smiled to herself,” etc.), but others will applaud her ability to portray Eliza as a three-dimensional character. She certainly was an impressive one besides raising eight children, running two households and starting an orphanage, she traveled west to see her son, William, when she was in her 80s and moved to Washington, DC at 91 after retiring from the Orphan Asylum Society.

Eliza died at the age of 97, having had dinner with Millard Fillmore at the While House shortly beforehand. By then, she had long since become a legend in her own right.

Reviewed by Lorraine W. Shanley
Reading this was an absolute waste of time & I do not understand how the term "biography" can be attached to this. Biographical fiction? Yes. But this is not a biography.

The way the author wrote this was incredibly frustrating, starting with the first sentence on the first page "Eliza blushed. It was a beautiful letter." After reading the first page, I actually checked to make sure this was a biography and not another fictional account of her life. The rest of the book continued this way, with the author filling in holes with her own ideas of what Eliza would have said or done in a situation, based on what little we know of her. There aren't a lot of primary source documents authored by Eliza, so most of what the author relies on are other peoples REACTIONS to her letters & actions. Yes, you can make inferences from that, but the fact is that since we don't have letters or diaries from Eliza for the bulk of her life, most of what is written here is sappy conjecture.

The theory about the Maria Reynolds scandal was also a bit over the top. The author believes the idea that there was no actual affair, and that the Reynolds Pamphlet was just a cover up for Hamilton's shady financial dealings, and that Eliza went along with the deceit to protect the male members of her family from debtors prison. Is that theory true? Maybe. But in making this theory look better, she deliberately left out information that should be shared in an attempt to give validation to her theory.

But my biggest issue with this book is the amount of time that her post Hamilton life receives 53 pages. She lived without him for almost 50 years. This section of her life deserves more than a pathetic 50 pages.

Also. WHY WOULD A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIZA HAMILTON HAVE A WOMAN WHO ISN'T ELIZA ON THE COVER? That is absolutely insane. Apparently there was an issue in obtaining the rights to use the painting the author wanted to use, so she settled for this women. Why? Why not use a different type of cover art? Something abstract or typographic. But how is it even remotely okay to use a photo of someone unrelated to the subject on the cover of a "biography".
Loved this book.
Love this writer and this book. A great read after seeing Hamilton.
Spellbinding book about our early American history. Eliza and Alexander Hamilton love story and Eliza's life explained through letters and careful research. I loved reading this book from page one to its last. Transported to a different time and age. Marvelous.
I find a lot of biographies about historical figures informative but text book like. This book reads like a romantic, yet tragic novel. The authors story telling will not only keep your interest but leave you feeling emotions as you turn the pages as if you were witnessing history along with the characters.
There’s a typo on the family tree within the first few pages of the book! (Angelica’s birth year). I’m returning this book because I can’t get very far past this typo & continue reading without being critical. And where are the author’s citations? Disappointing after reading Chernow’s masterpiece on Alexander.
I really wish I could have given this book more stars. It is well written, but this really shouldn't be called a biography. There are a lot of hole in this book, but instead of the author saying that they don't know, they fill in the holes with untrue stories from the Hamilton Musical, unproven anecdotal stories, or their own psychological analysis from their point of view.