The Unofficial Hamilton - an American Musical Location Guide

Book excerpt: Learn all about where Hamilton happened (the man and the musical)! A collection of facts, anecdotes and trivia related to the Broadway show Hamilton: An American Musical and the life of Alexander Hamilton, presented through the locations where it all happened. This guide explains how locations from Hamilton's life are connected to the songs and settings in the musical and provides historical information about each location. With suggested itineraries, maps and subway directions, this guide makes it fun and easy for all fans interested in learning about or seeing the room where it happened.A great gift for any fan of the show or its songs, or anyone interested in Alexander Hamilton or Revolutionary-era history.The book's focus is New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. and other relevant locations, and for each location, the book gives which songs occurred there, an address, map and subway directions, opening hours (where relevant), a description of historical figures from the show who visited the site, and a brief history of the site (with a focus on historical information related to characters from the show). It also includes information on other Alexander Hamilton related locations in the city (with no relation to the show).E.g., the book explains that the song Right Hand Man includes references to events that occurred at the Battery, Richmond Hill and Morris-Jumel Mansion, and it includes location images, a map and subway directions. It also explains that not only did Richmond Hill serve as George Washington's temporary headquarters (and the site where Washington first met Aaron Burr), but also that it was the residence of John Adams during his vice-presidency and later was the residence of Aaron Burr, before ultimately being razed and having a portion of the estate become a New York City historical district.The book includes photographs and other images and is indexed (including by song title) to make the information easier to use as a useful reference guide for someone traveling to the sites or wanting to learn more about the history around the events depicted in Hamilton - An American Musical.