The conspiracy conducted by President Thomas Jefferson to destroy his former Vice President, Aaron Burr was covered up and buried for more than 200 years. Van Bergen has unearthed the details, the elements of the crime, and the conspirators in this scholarly, nonfiction book that dips in and out of various aspects to make the case.
Brilliant tonic against Jefferson worship (and consequent character assassination of Aaron Burr) that permeates so much historical study devoted to Burr.
A must read for any serious student of Aaron Burr and the early Republic in the years following the Constitution ratification.
Penetrating, far ranging and experimental in its devices.