Emmerich says that even while making "The Patriot," he was aware that other parts of American history were more popular. NEW YORK (AP) " Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and 11 Tony Awards, "Hamilton" is a cultural phenomenon that stands as the most celebrated work of art ever inspired by the American Revolution. Vidal biographer Jay Parini, who believes "Burr" will continue to engage readers, finds it "sad that the best novels of the American Revolution were written so long ago." The deficit of Revolutionary War art began even as the battle for independence was being fought. Hamilton will be the subject of a novel due in August, Elizabeth Cobbs' "The Hamilton Affair," the story of his marriage to Elizabeth Schuyler.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 29, 2016 12:45 UTC