I will ditto the other comment about the Washington biography by Chernow. I am discovering that Jefferson was a conniving twit, that he and Hamilton were like dueling siblings over parental attention, and poor Washington just wanted to retire and leave all that shit behind. Also, Chernow REALLY does not like John Adams. His love of Hamilton even comes through in a book devoted to Washington, which I find funny. While there is no cool musical with addictive lyrics to help with the reading of it, it does give a different look at the founding of the nation and key figures in that.

I agree with Alley. He was just being an incredible jerk.

OMG I forgot to thank Chernow and Miranda in my post, but yes this. Even though Chernow could be kind of an obtuse wang when he wrote about the women, and he was clearly a Hamilton fanboy, the book was kind of fabulous. And my god, Miranda – I’m just so happy that he was born and grew up and then made this musical.

Oh my GOD, yes. I can’t even think about that song without my eyes stinging. The line that gets me is “The Lord in His kindness, He gives me what you always wanted, he gives me more time.” That’s where, like, if I’m driving, it would be irresponsible of me not to pull over. So many tears.

Oh Jeanne I wish I could give you a hug right now.

Aw, thanks so much for saying that! I had a fun time doing it, and I’m glad that came through in the posts. 🙂

Good to know! I mean, how could ANYone be as lovable as Eliza? She’s awesome.