Aaron Burr, The Years from Princeton to Vice President, 1756-1805; and The Conspiracy and Years of Exile, 1805-1836 (Two-Volume Set.)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Milton Lomask
Binding: Hardback
Published: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition with light bumping on corners. Clean and sturdy copies.
This authoritative two-volume biography in the genre of historical nonfiction chronicles the tumultuous life of Aaron Burr, tracing his rise from Princeton prodigy to Vice President of the United States, and his dramatic fall into political disgrace and exile. Milton Lomask presents a meticulously researched account of Burr’s early legal and military achievements, his rivalry with Alexander Hamilton, and the controversial duel that reshaped American politics. The second volume uncovers Burr’s alleged conspiracy to establish an independent nation in the West, his treason trial, and the final decades spent in obscurity and reflection. Lomask argues that Burr’s legacy has been overshadowed by myth, offering a nuanced portrait of a brilliant yet enigmatic figure. This set stands as a definitive resource for scholars and collectors seeking to understand one of the most complex personalities of the early republic.
Author: Milton Lomask
Binding: Hardback
Published: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition with light bumping on corners. Clean and sturdy copies.
This authoritative two-volume biography in the genre of historical nonfiction chronicles the tumultuous life of Aaron Burr, tracing his rise from Princeton prodigy to Vice President of the United States, and his dramatic fall into political disgrace and exile. Milton Lomask presents a meticulously researched account of Burr’s early legal and military achievements, his rivalry with Alexander Hamilton, and the controversial duel that reshaped American politics. The second volume uncovers Burr’s alleged conspiracy to establish an independent nation in the West, his treason trial, and the final decades spent in obscurity and reflection. Lomask argues that Burr’s legacy has been overshadowed by myth, offering a nuanced portrait of a brilliant yet enigmatic figure. This set stands as a definitive resource for scholars and collectors seeking to understand one of the most complex personalities of the early republic.