American emperor Aaron Burr's challenge to Jefferson's America
Traces the career of the third U.S. vice president and would-be secession leader, discussing his acrimonious relationship with Thomas Jefferson; his ambitious vision of expansion; and his historical, self-defended trial for treason.
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a American emperor : |b Aaron Burr's challenge to Jefferson's America / |c David O. Stewart. |
| 250 | |a 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Simon & Schuster, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xx, 410 p. : |b ill., map ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The dark star of the founding -- Do not play the fool with his name -- The duel -- On the frontier -- The restless west -- Vice President Burr -- "I ... shall seek another country" -- The adventure begins -- Early doubts -- On the world stage -- Burr's threats -- The baron of the Ouachita Valley -- The western world ignites -- High water mark -- Dancing on the Sabine -- The Daveiss factor -- Escape from Blennerhassett Island -- Wilkinson unchained -- Burr in chains -- When cousins collide -- What is treason? -- Sympathy for villainy -- A mammoth of iniquity -- Searching for an overt act -- A drawn battle -- To Britain -- On the continent -- The history of thy crimes. | |
| 520 | |a Traces the career of the third U.S. vice president and would-be secession leader, discussing his acrimonious relationship with Thomas Jefferson; his ambitious vision of expansion; and his historical, self-defended trial for treason. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Presidents |z United States |x Election |y 1800. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Politics and government |y 1797-1801. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Jefferson, Thomas, |d 1743-1826. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Burr, Aaron, |d 1756-1836. |
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