{"product_id":"destined-to-be-a-hamilton","title":"Destined to Be a Hamilton","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow does a 31-year-old cocktail waitress and soon-to-be-divorced mother of five get swept off her feet by a 65-year-old heir to Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and global financier J. P. Morgan?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs an orphaned teenager, Hamilton wrote, “I mean to prepare the way for futurity.”  Now, 250 years later, we see that this self-proclaimed prophecy was fulfilled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough skill, persistence, and determination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamilton helped George Washington and others build the foundation for the United States of America and ensured its sustainability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThanks to coauthors Mary Anne Hamilton and Helena Reynolds, this story reveals new insights. After Laurens Morgan Hamilton met waitress Mary Anne Clark in 1965, he returned the next day—her day off—and declared to her coworkers and patrons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “I’m going to marry that girl.” When she discovered his brash announcement, she was appalled. But he was determined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring their unlikely marriage (1966 until he died in 1978\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mary Anne observed Laurens’ fervent wish to revive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis great-great-grandfather’s legacy. Fifty years later, after seeing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamilton \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon Broadway, Mary Anne finally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunderstood the depth of her late husband’s passion. She tried to fulfill it in 2016, learning and traveling as a Hamilton advocate at 82. When COVID struck, she started writing her stories to share her research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFar from a typical memoir, this book includes 90 Hamilton facts, over 70 images, and numerous QR codes, enabling readers to view online clips. Our goal: “To educate and unite our nation in a way that would make Alexander Hamilton proud.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sunburypress.com\/collections\/mary-anne-hamilton\"\u003eMary Anne Hamilton \u0026amp; Helena Reynolds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePage Count: 200\u003cbr\u003eTrim Size: 6 x 9 (color pictures)\u003cbr\u003ePublish Date: July 28, 2026\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Sunbury Press\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutobiography \/ History \/ Romance\u003cbr\u003eMemoirs \/ History \/ American Revolution\u003cbr\u003eHistory \/ Intergenerational Romance\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Anne Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44785902288989,"sku":"9798888193631","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0294\/8484\/3101\/files\/DTBAH_fc.jpg?v=1784939284","url":"https:\/\/www.sunburypress.com\/products\/destined-to-be-a-hamilton","provider":"Sunbury Press Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}