Burr: a NovelRandom House, 1973 - 430 ページ Here is an extraordinary portrait of one of the most complicated -- and misunderstood -- figures among the Founding Fathers. In 1804, while serving as vice president, Aaron Burr fought a duel with his political nemesis, Alexander Hamilton, and killed him. In 1807, he was arrested, tried, and acquitted of treason. In 1833, Burr is newly married, an aging statesman considered a monster by many. But he is determined to tell his own story, and he chooses to confide in a young New York City journalist named Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler. Together, they explore both Burr's past -- and the continuing civic drama of their young nation. |
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