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Beer's (English, Univ. of Michigan) first book offers a vivid, deeply researched portrait of Angelica Schuyler Church, a dynamic yet overlooked figure of the American Revolution. Born into New York's Dutch aristocracy, Church navigated social, political, and geographic boundaries at a time when women's public influence was primarily constrained. She eloped with English émigré and future financier John Barker Church, maintained a lifelong correspondence with Alexander Ham...Log In or Sign Up to Read More