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Book The Burr Conspiracy

    Book Details:
  • Author : James E. Lewis
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2019-06-18
  • ISBN : 0691191557
  • Pages : 726 pages

Download or read book The Burr Conspiracy written by James E. Lewis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book James Gadsden to E  Burr Requesting a Report Detailing the Conditions in Mexico  19 July 1857

Download or read book James Gadsden to E Burr Requesting a Report Detailing the Conditions in Mexico 19 July 1857 written by James Gadsden and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses his past letters that have not reached Dr. Burr. Requests a report detailing the conditions in Mexico. Says that Mrs. Monk informs him that Burr refused to deliver Cripps' goods. Hopes that there was a misunderstanding. Would like Burr to let him know which of his possessions are still for sale. Gadsden had left property in Mexico and periodically inquired as to how his sales were getting along. Imprint illegible. Date inferred from mention of news from Mrs. Monk, Cripps' mother, who died December 1857.

Book The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr

Download or read book The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr written by H. W. Brands and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War—a fascinating portrait of one of the most compelling politicians in American history—a Revolutionary War hero, vice president of the United States, and the man who killed Alexander Hamilton. But as H. W. Brands demonstrates in this biography, Burr was a man before his time—a proponent of equality between the sexes well over a century before women were able to vote in the US. Through Burr's extensive, witty correspondence with his daughter Theodosia, Brands traces the arc of a scandalous political career and the early years of American politics. The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr not only dramatizes through their words his eventful life, it also tells a touching story of a father's love for his exceptional daughter, which endured through public shame, bankruptcy, and exile, and outlasted even Theodosia's tragic disappearance at sea.

Book On the Ropes

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Vance
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2013-03-19
  • ISBN : 0393062201
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book On the Ropes written by James Vance and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this long-awaited sequel to the legendary graphic novel Kings in Disguise, a young circus hand gets involved in dangerous underground activity. Kings in Disguise was praised by the likes of Art Spiegelman, Neil Gaiman, and Alan Moore. It won two Eisner Awards and has been hailed as one of the ten best graphic novels of all time (Guardian). This highly anticipated sequel tells the story of a young man’s coming of age in a world where the capacity to dream may be a fatal flaw. Set in 1937, On the Ropes continues the story of Fred Bloch, now apprenticed to escape artist Gordon Corey, a star attraction in a traveling WPA circus. Though damaged by the Depression and haunted by past mistakes, each man holds the key to the other’s salvation—but each also harbors a secret that could lead to their mutual destruction. Enacted against a backdrop of violent labor unrest and a nation’s faltering recovery, On the Ropes is a breathtaking visual achievement that delivers a powerful, timeless story.

Book The Memoirs of James William Burr  M I E E M I  Mech  E   Borough Electrical Engineer  Swansea  1914 1939  and Consulting Engineer

Download or read book The Memoirs of James William Burr M I E E M I Mech E Borough Electrical Engineer Swansea 1914 1939 and Consulting Engineer written by James William Burr and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr

Download or read book The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr written by Susan Holloway Scott and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a woman and events forgotten by history, bestselling author Susan Holloway Scott weaves together carefully researched fact and fiction to tell the story of Mary Emmons, and the place she held in the life—and the heart—of the notorious Aaron Burr. He was a hero of the Revolution, a brilliant politician, lawyer, and very nearly president; a skillful survivor in a raw new country filled with constantly shifting loyalties. Today Aaron Burr is remembered more for the fatal duel that killed rival Alexander Hamilton. But long before that single shot destroyed Burr’s political career, there were other dark whispers about him: that he was untrustworthy, a libertine, a man unafraid of claiming whatever he believed should be his. Sold into slavery as a child in India, Mary Emmons was brought to an America torn by war. Toughened by the experiences of her young life, Mary is intelligent, resourceful, and strong. She quickly gains the trust of her new mistress, Theodosia Prevost, and becomes indispensable in a complicated household filled with intrigue—especially when the now-widowed Theodosia marries Colonel Aaron Burr. As Theodosia sickens with the fatal disease that will finally kill her, Mary and Burr are drawn together into a private world of power and passion, and a secret, tangled union that would have shocked the nation . . . Praise for I, Eliza Hamilton “Scott’s devotion to research is evident . . . a rewarding take on a fascinating historical couple.” —Library Journal “Readers will be captivated.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Packed with political and historical as well as domestic details.” —Booklist

Book Notes on the Upstate Campaign of 1780 1781

Download or read book Notes on the Upstate Campaign of 1780 1781 written by James E. Burr and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Burr  Hamilton  and Jefferson

Download or read book Burr Hamilton and Jefferson written by Roger G. Kennedy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the personal qualities, political achievements, and life ambitions of Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson.

Book Burr

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gore Vidal
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2011-08-31
  • ISBN : 0307798410
  • Pages : 449 pages

Download or read book Burr written by Gore Vidal and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers who can’t get enough of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton,Gore Vidal’s stunning novel about Aaron Burr, the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel—and who served as a successful, if often feared, statesman of our fledgling nation. 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. Burr is the first novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series, which spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to post-World War II. With their broad canvas and sprawling cast of fictional and historical characters, these novels present a panorama of American politics and imperialism, as interpreted by one of our most incisive and ironic observers.

Book Shout Treason  The Trial of Aaron Burr

Download or read book Shout Treason The Trial of Aaron Burr written by Francis F. Beirne and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-03 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shout Treason: The Trial of Aaron Burr" by Francis F. Beirne. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Book Fallen Founder

Download or read book Fallen Founder written by Nancy Isenberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-05-10 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of White Trash and The Problem of Democracy, a controversial challenge to the views of the Founding Fathers offered by Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play "Hamilton" has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era.

Book American Emperor

Download or read book American Emperor written by David O. Stewart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No adventure in American history has been like Aaron Burr's. A canny and charismatic politician who rose to become third vice president of the new United States, Burr seemed to throw it all away in 1805 and 1806 in an extraordinary attempt to lead a secession of the American West.

Book Kings in Disguise

Download or read book Kings in Disguise written by James Vance and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of thirteen-year-old Freddie Bloch's search for his father during the Great Depression, and illustrates how ordinary people became crazed, homeless, and violent while the nation was struggling for survival.

Book Opening a Chestnut Burr

Download or read book Opening a Chestnut Burr written by Edward Payson Roe and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Burr

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gore Vidal
  • Publisher : Fazi Editore
  • Release : 2022-12-09T00:00:00+01:00
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 449 pages

Download or read book Burr written by Gore Vidal and published by Fazi Editore. This book was released on 2022-12-09T00:00:00+01:00 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burr è il primo romanzo del ciclo Narratives of Empire: sette libri che, tra feroci polemiche e grandi consensi, hanno accompagnato Gore Vidal per oltre trent’anni. Una vera e propria controstoria dell’America, dalla costituzione degli Stati Uniti fino al secondo dopoguerra, in cui s’intrecciano magistralmente episodi e personaggi reali e d’invenzione. New York, 1833. Il colonnello Aaron Burr, settantasette anni, si è appena sposato. È ormai un anziano politico considerato da molti un mostro, ma è determinato a raccontare la sua storia. Sceglie di confidarsi con un giovane giornalista, Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler. Insieme, esplorano il suo passato. Nel 1804, da vicepresidente, Aaron Burr sfida in un duello la sua nemesi politica, Alexander Hamilton. Lo uccide. Nel 1807 viene arrestato, processato e infine assolto dall’accusa di tradimento. La cronaca che emerge è la parabola travagliata di un uomo, statista di successo spesso temuto, sullo sfondo del continuo dramma civile di una giovane nazione. E laddove l’antieroe protagonista è un affascinante gentiluomo, i suoi avversari altro non sono che comuni mortali: George Washington è un ufficiale militare incompetente che ha perso la maggior parte delle sue battaglie; Thomas Jefferson è un ipocrita che ha ordito un complotto contro di lui; Alexander Hamilton è un opportunista di nascita bastarda troppo ambizioso. Finalista al National Book Award nel 1974, Burr è lo straordinario ritratto di una delle figure più complesse e incomprese tra i Padri Fondatori degli Stati Uniti tratteggiato dall’acuminata penna di Gore Vidal. «Impressionante. Burr è spettacolare, intrattenimento di ottimo livello». «The New York Times Book Review» «Una tragedia, una commedia, una vita vibrante e commovente... Tutto questo e molto altro ancora è raccontato in un libro davvero coinvolgente che pullula di bon mot, aforismi e commenti ironici sul processo politico. Illuminante, fresco e divertente». «The Boston Globe» «Un romanzo di proporzioni stendhaliane. Probabilmente è impossibile essere americani e non rimanere affascinati e impressionati dall’inquadratura di Vidal della nostra storia. Sempre avvincente». «The New Yorker»

Book War of Two

Download or read book War of Two written by John Sedgwick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. Why would two such men risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge? In War of Two, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. Matching each other’s ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decide—and define—the future of the United States. A series of letters between Burr and Hamilton suggests the duel was fought over an unflattering comment made at a dinner party. But another letter, written by Hamilton the night before the event, provides critical insight into his true motivation. It was addressed to former Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick, a trusted friend of both men, and the author’s own ancestor. John Sedgwick suggests that Hamilton saw Burr not merely as a personal rival but as a threat to the nation. It was a fear that would prove justified after Hamilton’s death... INCLUDES COLOR IMAGES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Book Narrative of Facts  Respecting Alanson Work  James E  Burr and George Thompson  Prisoners in the Missouri Penitentiary  for the Alleged Crime of Negro Stealing

Download or read book Narrative of Facts Respecting Alanson Work James E Burr and George Thompson Prisoners in the Missouri Penitentiary for the Alleged Crime of Negro Stealing written by and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: