The Hermitage

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Track 10: Visiting Theodosia Prevost. She’s married to a British officer. The intellectual connection.

Wait For Me

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Track 11: The forbidden romance. Unlike Hamilton’s “Helpless,” this is patient, mature, and dangerous.

The Law

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Track 8: Post-war. Studying. “The beauty of the law is its ambiguity.” Establishing his practice.

The Aide-de-Camp

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Track 4: Brief stint on Washington’s staff. He finds Washington cold/indecisive. Hamilton arrives and becomes the favorite.

Five Thousand Men

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Track 5: Saving the retreat from NYC. Ignored by history/Washington, but the men know. A moment of competence amidst chaos.

Valley Forge (The Discipline)

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Track 6: While Hamilton writes letters, Burr drills the troops. The contrast between words and action.

Monmouth

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Track 7: The heat. The horse shot from under him. Heatstroke. The war ends for him physically, but mental scars remain.

The Prodigy

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Track 1: Intro. Born into greatness (Edwards/Burr). Orphaned. Graduating Princeton at 16. The world is waiting for him.

Legacy

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Track 2: The weight of his ancestors. He isn’t starting from the bottom like Hamilton; he’s starting from the top and has to maintain it.

1775 (Quebec)

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Track 3: The march to Quebec. Eating shoe leather. The failed attack. Carrying General Montgomery’s body. True heroism.