The book also mentions her compassion for slaves. I gather Eliza was a good-hearted person and she did good things-in the context of her time and situation. Warning: I have not watched the musical Hamilton. Her voice seems clear, aware, and determined in the text, which is supported by colorful illustrations, created with watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite. While she might not be as well known as her husband or as many other women during that period, surely, her story is an important addition to our nation's history. While the letter itself is fictionalized, it certainly attests to Eliza's strong heart, compassion, and awareness of history. Not only did she support her husband in his political ambitions, but after his death, she was careful to preserve his letters and other writings, and became deeply involved in various causes, including raising funds for the Washington Monument and establishing the first private orphanage in New York City. In it Eliza, writes a letter to her great-granddaughter in 1854, which gives her the chance to look back at her long life and all that she has seen. Those fascinated by him might find this book about his wife, Eliza, of interest. The Broadway musical Hamilton has brought renewed interest in Alexander Hamilton who served as the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury. It is nice to read picture books that touch upon history now and then. I liked the text I liked the illustrations. I think for those that love, love, love the musical Hamilton and for those that also enjoy reading, this one is worth seeking out. I do think it is a picture book for older children perhaps I'd even go so far as to say it's a picture book for adults. (This much is fact: the last year of Eliza's life-1854-her granddaughter was expecting a child.) The book spans her whole life-well, up until 1854. The framework of this one is that Eliza herself is telling her own story via letter to her yet unborn great-granddaughter. Premise/plot: It is a picture book biography of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. I am not much given to letter-writing nowadays, nor was I ever inclined to write about myself, yet you may perhaps find much to interest you herein. My dearly beloved Elizabeth, for I hope that is what you will be called, if you are born a girl, my daughter who is your grandmama, has asked me to devote this day to writing a letter to you, about my very long and fortunate life. Featuring Esme Shapiro's exquisite, thoroughly researched art, which mirrors paintings from 18th-century America, this is a beautiful and informative biography with extensive back matter. Eliza outlived Hamilton by fifty years during that time she founded the first orphanage in New York State, raised funds for the Washington Monument, and kept the flame of her husband's memory and achievements alive. She stood by him throughout his tumultuous life, and after his death, she single-handedly collected his papers and preserved them for historians and musical-theater writers of the future. until she met and fell in love with the charismatic Hamilton. Eliza was expected to marry into a similarly powerful family. We all know the story of scrappy Alexander Hamilton and his rise in American politics-but how much do we know about his workmate, inspiration, and stabilizing force, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton? Margaret McNamara employs the letter-writing style of the period to tell the story of Eliza Hamilton, who was born into a family of considerable wealth, power, and influence in Albany, New York, in 1757. For fans of the musical Hamilton, here is a stunning picture book biography about Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton's extraordinary wife and an important figure in her own right.
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