Aaron Burr: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Aaron Burr and the Most Famous Duel in American History
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Aaron Burr: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Aaron Burr and the Most Famous Duel in American History
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Duke Holm
Summary
Explore the captivating life of Aaron Burr and his duel with Alexander Hamilton.
Based on his early achievements, Aaron Burr, Jr., should have become an obscure but respected figure in American history. An officer in the Continental Army, a high-flying lawyer, and an influential politician, his career peak was becoming the third vice president in US history.
But after all these achievements, Burr's name is now associated with corruption and cruelty. He killed a man in an illegal duel while in office, and interest in that man, Alexander Hamilton, has revived Burr's reputation as one of history's villains. It was a reputation earned not just through the duel, in which he killed one of the brightest lights in the political firmament, but through a treasonous conspiracy after leaving the vice presidency.
Who was Aaron Burr? What drove him to such achievements and such failures? And how did a respected politician become a publicly reviled villain? Pick up this audiobook now to find out.
This audiobook covers Aaron Burr as:
- A young man
- A revolutionary
- A politician
- A vice president
- A duelist
- A conspirator
- And an exile
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lots of history here that were never covered in school. Gets a little tedious when going over both of their affairs with women.Enjoyed the narrative of the feud that developed between two very important men soap opera!n wh helped to found our nation.An Entertaining Narrative
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Actual stimulating read. A boundless judgment of both men. Suspicion is risky. It was pleasant education info that was glossed finished in the department. Brilliant book on two exclusive persons.A Captivating Guide
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One takeaway from this was that all the founders were land speculators, using their government positions to finagle loans and allocations of Indian land. Seems like a theme that persists throughout US history to the current day!Well written and engaging
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A great book. Gives interesting insight into a man who is often vilified, but has more depth than we usually hear.Definitively a worthwhile
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What motivates him? How did he get so far into the crime without the authorities intervening to prevent it? Aaron Burr is a historical figure, whom we remember marginally at best from our United States history classes, with vague opprobrium.Nice
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