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July 10, 2020

How Alexander Hamilton's Widow, Carried on His Legacy

After Vice President Aaron Burr killed Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804, Hamilton's widow, Elizabeth Schuyler "Eliza" Hamilton, had to find a way to go on without her beloved husband. One of the ways she found solace-and honored his memory-was to found two institutions in New York that supported lower-income children. The Hamilton Free School, established in northern Manhattan offered education to students of families who couldn't afford private education for their children. She also became a founder of the Orphan Asylum Society, the city's first private orphanage, which built a Greenwich Village facility that provided a home for hundreds of children. By focusing on children, Eliza found connection to her late husband's legacy. Hamilton grew up as an orphan from the Caribbean and was able to come to America to study when benefactors paid his way. Learn more and check out these titles

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Books on the Air

An overview of talked-about books and authors. This weekly update, published every Friday, provides descriptions of recent TV and radio appearances by authors and their recently released books. See the hot titles from the media this week.

This Week's Bestsellers

J. Courtney Sullivan

J. Courtney Sullivan is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Commencement, Maine, The Engagements, and Saints For All Occasions. Maine was named a Best Book of the Year by Time magazine, and a Washington Post Notable Book for 2011. Her novel, Saints For All Occasions, was named one of the ten best books of the year by the Washington Post, a New York Times Critic's Pick for 2017, and a New England Book Award nominee. She is a co-editor, with Courtney Martin, of the essay anthology Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists. A Massachusetts native, Courtney now lives in New York with her husband and two children. Check out her books here.

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