Monday, November 13, 2017

Book Review - The Hamilton Affair

I read The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs with the Broadway soundtrack of Hamilton playing in my head.  This was unfair to the author because I felt like I was getting a rerun of history and it was not to a rap beat. However, Cobbs obviously did plenty of research and she gives a faithful and decent rendering of life highlights in her historical novel on Alexander and Eliza Hamilton.

From the cover blurb – Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution and featuring a cast of iconic characters such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette, the book tells a sweeping, tumultuous true love story of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, from tremulous beginning to bittersweet ending – a dueling ground along the Hudson.

From scrappy bastard in St.Croix to the writer of the Federalist Papers and creator of the U.S. Treasury, Alexander Hamilton had a way with big ideas and concepts. He could flourish his quill and also fight on the battlefield. His love of country, his fierce loyalty, and his long abiding faith in independence and democracy allowed him to soar as an American patriot. Oh, he was a man of many flaws (and an affair) too, but his wife, Eliza, remained steadfast and supportive. Aaron Burr shall live in infamy as the man who cut short Hamilton’s life in a famous duel.

The Hamilton Affair is a solid piece of historical fiction.  (The book is cheaper than a Broadway ticket, too) Brush up on your Hamilton lore, be inspired, and don’t waste your shot in life.


19 comments:

  1. Glad you liked the book. Now that I am helping my boyfriend with his community theater plays, I really want to see Hamilton one of these days.

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    1. tough ticket to get right now. It's coming to Dallas next year.

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  2. Hi Joanne - I'd love to see the musical - but I guess it'll be the book for me at some stage ... I've enjoyed the lyrics and rap that I've seen around ... cheers Hilary

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  3. Sounds like it hit all the right beats indeed, without the rap lol

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  4. I am not familiar with the author, so thanks for sharing and good review. Greetings!

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    1. this was the first book of hers that I've read

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  5. Good to know neither play nor book ruined each other.

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  6. You've quenched my appetite for the book, and the musical. Seems Hamilton was a very fascinating and multi-faceted man. Thank you, Joanne.
    Have a great, peaceful week.

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    1. Hamilton had a lot of influence and still does in regards to our banking system, etc. And now you can sing along with his life

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  7. It sounds like the books would be a good read. But I must be the only person in the country who has zero interest in the play or the soundtrack.

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    1. Oh my - well, that leaves a ticket for me! I love musicals

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  8. Good review Joanne the musical should be interesting.

    Yvonne.

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    1. It's been a hit on broadway, that's for sure

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  9. Oh Boy...right up my historical reading alley...period...era! Thanks for the review. I'd love to see the musical...what a hit that has been.

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  10. Sounds like a fascinating read. I'd love to see the musical someday too.

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  11. Now only i have started to read books.Sounds like a good one...

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