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Author Lewis, James E., 1964- author.

Title The Burr conspiracy : uncovering the story of an early American crisis / James E. Lewis Jr.

Publication Info. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017]

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  973.48 LEWIS    Check Shelf
Description viii, 715 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-698) and index.
Contents Introduction -- So many stories : the circulation of information in the early republic -- A crisis in the Cabinet -- Lexington and Frankfort, Kentucky : July through December 1806 -- Guilt beyond question : the narrative of Thomas Jefferson -- The threat to the Union -- The crime on Blennerhassett Island -- The enterprise commenced : the cipher letter as a narrative -- New Orleans, Orleans Territory : November 1806 through May 1807 -- The threat to the Republic -- The arrest of Arron Burr -- Richmond, Virginia : March through October 1807 -- Who is Blennerhassett? : the narrative of William Wirt -- The conflict over Burr's followers -- A "rising" in Baltimore -- Final accounts of the Burr conspiracy -- Conclusion.
Summary A multifaceted portrait of the early American republic as examined through the lens of the Burr Conspiracy explores the political and cultural forces that influenced public perception and how in spite of vague and conflicting evidence, the former Vice President was arrested and tried for treason. --Publisher
Subject Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. (OCoLC)fst00028147
Burr Conspiracy (1805-1807) (OCoLC)fst00841951
Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807.
Trials. (OCoLC)fst01156290
Chronological Term 1805-1807
Subject Burr, Aaron 1756-1836.
Verschwörung.
Standard No. 40027569797
ISBN 9780691177168 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
0691177163 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
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