American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America

In this vivid and brilliant biography, David Stewart describes Aaron Burr, the third vice president, as a daring and perhaps deluded figure who shook the nation's foundations in its earliest, most vulnerable decade.

In this vivid and brilliant biography, David O. Stewart portrays Aaron Burr, the third vice president, as a daring and perhaps deluded figure who shook the nation's foundations in its earliest, most vulnerable decade. Stewart's vivid account of Burr's tumultuous life offers a rare and eye-opening description of the brand-new nation struggling to define itself.

Author: David O. Stewart
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 10/16/2012
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9781439157206
ISBN10: 1439157200
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | United States | 19th Century