In 1804 New York, Eliza Hamilton, the grieving widow of Alexander Hamilton, turns to selling her handmade lace, which draws her into a mysterious network of widow lacemakers who help her piece together the truth about her husband's political affairs as witnesses to his deadly duel are being killed one by one.

A group portrait of America's first President and the men who served with him to create the office shares insights into their personalities and the consequences of Washington's decision to heed or disregard specific advice.

Digital Collections Website offers papers of Alexander Hamilton (ca. 1757-1804), first treasury secretary of the United States. The Collection consists of his personal and public correspondence, drafts of his writings and speeches, which includes events in the lives of his family and legal papers from 1777 until Hamilton's death in 1804.

Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2 explores the ideological conflict that existed between Thomas...

Co-founder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing conversations with our greatest historians. In these lively dialogues, the biggest names in American history explore the subjects they've come to so intimately know and understand: David McCullough on John Adams, Jon Meacham on Thomas Jefferson, Ron Chernow on Alexander Hamilton,...