The Hamilton affair : a novel
(Book)

"...Hamilton was a bastard and orphan, raised in the Caribbean and desperate for legitimacy, who became one of the American Revolutions most dashingand improbableheroes. Admired by George Washington, scorned by Thomas Jefferson, Hamilton was a lightning rod: the most controversial leader of the new nation. Elizabeth was the wealthy, beautiful, adventurous daughter of the respectable Schuyler clanand a pioneering advocate for women. Together, the unlikely couple braved the dangers of war, the perils of seduction, the anguish of infidelity, and the scourge of partisanship that menaced their family and the country itself..."--Amazon.com.