# "From the Heart of Lydia" Author/American Edutainer Darlene Colón on the Sunbury Press Books Show

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Published: 2026-03-03T14:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1591

## Resource

"Who is my father?" The question has haunted Lydia Hamilton since she was five. A mixed-race girl growing up in early 19th-century Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Lydia navigates her youth, her marriage, and eventual separation from Jacob Smith, to her dual role as housekeeper and business manager for an attorney named Thaddeus Stevens. From the Heart of Lydia is her story, available on the Loch Ness Books imprint. Darlene Colón is the visible presence of Lydia Hamilton Smith. Performing in pe...

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