Publisher Description
A spellbinding storyteller, historian David O. Stewart traces the canny and charismatic Aaron Burr from the threshold of the presidency in 1800 to his duel with Alexander Hamilton. Stewart recounts Burr’s efforts to carve out an empire, taking listeners across the American West as the renegade vice president schemes with foreign ambassadors, the U.S. general-in-chief, and future presidents. “A lively but judicious portrait of grand . ambition.”-Evan Thomas
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“Unveiling the complexity and contradiction in our American history, this was an excellent read. Using letters, documentation, editorials and more, the author offers a realistic and balanced portrait. As far as storytelling, well done.”
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Dawn (4 out of 5 stars)
