| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xx, 410 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
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. |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1800.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1797-1801.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.
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| ISBN |
9781439157183 |
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1439157189 |
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