| The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr Contributor(s): Brands, H. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307743268 ISBN-13: 9780307743268 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011044372 |
| Series: American Portraits |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.25" W x 8.02" (0.45 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Though he was a hero of the Revolutionary War, a prominent New York politician, and vice president of the United States, Aaron Burr is today best remembered as the villain who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. But as H. W. Brands demonstrates in this fascinating portrait of one of the most compelling politicians in American history, Burr was also 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. A Paperback Original |