The Scandalous Hamiltons

One of the country’s most powerful families embroiled in sex,liesbigamyand blackmail…and every newdeliciously humiliating morsel splashed across every newspaper in America Now in paperbackthe believe-it-or-not historical true crime behind one of the greatest scandals of the Gilded Ageand the story that gave rise to the sensational tabloid journalism still driving so much of the news cycle in the 21st century. An Alexander Hamilton heira beautiful female con artistan abandoned babyand the shocking courtroom drama that was splashed across front pages from coast to coast… It’s a historical true crime story almost too tawdry to be true—a con woman met the descendant of a Founding Father in a brothelduped him into marriage using an infant purchased from a baby farmthen went to prison for stabbing the couple’s baby nurse—all while in a common-law marriage with another man. The scandal surrounding Evangeline and Robert Ray Hamilton was one of the sensations of the Gilded Agea sordidgripping tale involving bigamybriberysexand violence. Through personal correspondencecourt recordsand sensational newspaper accountsThe Scandalous Hamiltons explores not only the fullriveting saga of ill-fated Ray and Evabut the rise of tabloid journalism—including an exclusive interview conducted by world-famous investigative reporter Nellie Bly—in a story that unfurls as a timeless tale of ambitiongreedand obsession. “Fans of Erik Larson–style histories and anyone who just loves a fungossipy read will love The Scandalous Hamiltons.”—Apple BooksBest of the Month Selection \