Jack Casey se basa en su trasfondo familiar político y su extensa carrera legal para explorar la dinámica del poder y la ambición con una aguda perspicacia. Su larga trayectoria en la política del estado de Nueva York le ha brindado un punto de vista único sobre el auge y la caída de figuras políticas, que ahora canaliza en su escritura. La educación literaria de Casey y su profundo conocimiento de las intrigas políticas se fusionan, permitiéndole crear narrativas cautivadoras de rivalidades históricas. Su obra se define por esta mezcla de perspectiva interna y una pasión por la narración potente.
Kateri Tekakwitha, first Native American saint, was born in 17th Century New France, then orphaned and handicapped by smallpox. Her embrace of Christianity and extraordinary purity of faith inspire a troubled priest.
"Honor did not require Hamilton to accept Burr's challenge to his fatal duel. He'd come close to dueling seven times before--twice with Aaron Burr--but always talked his way out. So why, with his political future never more promising, a new home just built and a loving family of eight to support would Alexander Hamilton choose to face Burr's pistol at ten paces? For 21years historians theorized that Hamilton accepted Burr's challenge to preserve his honor. Jack Casey believes his motive ran far deeper, and wrote Hamilton's Choice to prove it"--Back cover