Aaron Burr; portrait of an ambitious man

Community breakdown

Bars show the community-aggregated score per category. Rate this book to contribute.

The authors draw upon Burr's own journals and letters to describe Burr's role in the Revolutionary War; his success as a politician; his term as Vice-President under Jefferson; his feud and duel with Alexander Hamilton, his effort to start a succession movement; his trial for treason, escape to Europe, and return to America; and his second marriage.