S8 Ep1035: Molly Beer. Guest Molly Beer covers Angelica's return to America for Washington's inauguration, where she found political reality more complicated than her romanticized memories. After returning permanently in 1797, she faced immense personal loss, includ

The John Batchelor Show · Jun 21, 2026 · 7m

Molly Beer. Guest Molly Beer covers Angelica's return to America for Washington's inauguration, where she found political reality more complicated than her romanticized memories. After returning permanently in 1797, she faced immense personal loss, including the deaths of her family and Alexander Hamilton. Beer describes how Angelica "expeditioned" 450 miles into the wilderness to help her son found the town of Angelica. Beer portrays her as a woman of both luxury and frontier grit who helped define westward expansion. Finally, Beer identifies major archives containing Angelica's extensive…