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Few women of the American Revolution have come through 250 years of US history with such clarity and color as Angelica Schuyler Church. She was Alexander Hamilton's ""saucy"" sister-in-law, and the heart of Thomas Jefferson's ""charming coterie"" of artists and salonnières in Paris. Her transatlantic network of important friends spanned the political spectrum of her time and place, and her astute eye and brilliant letters kept them well informed. A woman of great influence in a time of influential women (Catherine the Great and Marie-Antoinette were contemporaries), Angelica was at the red-hot center of American history at its birth: in Boston, when General Burgoyne surrendered to the revolutionaries; in Newport, receiving French troops under the command of her soon-to-be dear friend Marquis de Lafayette; in Yorktown, just after the decisive battle; in Paris and London, helping to determine the standing of the new nation on the world stage. In this enthralling and revealing woman's-eye view of a revolutionary era, Molly Beer breathes vibrant new life into a period usually dominated by masculine themes and often dulled by familiarity. In telling Angelica's story, she illuminates how American women have always plied influence and networks for political ends, including the making of a new nation.

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Raised on a farm in the town of Angelica, New York, Molly Beer is an award-winning nonfiction writer interested in history, women, politics, and place. She teaches at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Rachel Yong is a SAG-AFTRA stage/film/voice actor and professional narrator for both audiobooks and long-form journalism. She currently narrates with Penguin Random House, Sony's podcasting division, Let's Hear It! Studios, and TDW+Co. She is a two-time Best Actress winner through the Asian American Film Lab and won Best Animation performing as Herman in Herman and Mr. Pointdexter. In the acclaimed historical memoir Remembering Shanghai, she utilizes sixty-plus different character voices, including in Mandarin. Her family background is Cantonese.

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