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Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, And The Future Of America
All school children know the story of the fatal duel between Hamilton and Burr - but do they really? In this remarkable retelling, Thomas Fleming takes the reader into the post-revolutionary world of 1804, a chaotic and fragile time in the young country as well as a time of tremendous global instability. The success of the French Revolution and the proclamation of Napoleon as First Consul for Life had enormous impact on men like Hamilton and Burr, feeding their own political fantasies at a time of perceived Federal government weakness and corrosion. Their hunger for fame spawned antagonisms that wreaked havoc on themselves and their families and threatened to destabilize the fragile young American republic. From that poisonous brew came the tangle of regret and anger and ambition that drove the two to their murderous confrontation in Weehawken, New Jersey. Readers will find this is popular narrative history at its most authoritative, and authoritative history at its most readable.
420 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 27, 2018
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Thomas Fleming
101 books24 followersThomas Fleming is the editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture and the president of The Rockford Institute in Rockford, Illinois.
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June 11, 2024
A Balanced Assessment. Well Written
A fair treatment of both men faults and all. I enjoyed the authors ability to inject the additional characters and influences of the time, This provides critical context to action or inaction taken. The assessment includes warts and all. Enjoyable work. Well documented and sourced.
A fair treatment of both men faults and all. I enjoyed the authors ability to inject the additional characters and influences of the time, This provides critical context to action or inaction taken. The assessment includes warts and all. Enjoyable work. Well documented and sourced.
August 27, 2025
The politics of the day was a bit lengthy for one and absorbing the politics of the day was like reading todays newspaper. Makes you wonder how this country rose to what it became with the foundation of so many self serving individuals. The dueling that was prevalent in those times showed the total insanity of them. Extremely interesting and well worth your time
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