| Collation |
xx, 410 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-387) and index. |
| Contents |
The dark star of the founding -- Do not play the fool with his name -- The duel -- On the frontier -- The restless west -- Vice President Burr -- "I ... shall seek another country" -- The adventure begins -- Early doubts -- On the world stage -- Burr's threats -- The baron of the Ouachita Valley -- The western world ignites -- High water mark -- Dancing on the Sabine -- The Daveiss factor -- Escape from Blennerhassett Island -- Wilkinson unchained -- Burr in chains -- When cousins collide -- What is treason? -- Sympathy for villainy -- A mammoth of iniquity -- Searching for an overt act -- A drawn battle -- To Britain -- On the continent -- The history of thy crimes -- The cipher letter -- Indictment, United States v. Aaron Burr -- United States Constitution, Article III, Section 3 (treason clause). |
| Note |
Gift of Dr. Gary Jason. |
| Summary |
In this biography, the author portrays Aaron Burr, the third vice president, and would be secession leader, as a daring and perhaps deluded figure who shook the nation's foundations in its earliest, most vulnerable decade. It traces his career discussing his acrimonious relationship with Thomas Jefferson; his ambitious vision of expansion; and his historical, self-defended trial for treason. This account of Burr's tumultuous life also offers a rare and eye opening description of the brand new nation struggling to define itself. |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1800.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1797-1801.
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| ISBN |
9781439157183 (hardcover) |
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1439157189 (hardcover) |
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9781439160329 (ebook) |
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