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Pros
I believe she is neither, but one who desires to begin to set the record straight on this fascinating persona in america's historical landscape.
It's all here, written in an entertaining and fast-paced style. Maybe i'm just a * for an underdog, but this book inspired in me a profound admiration for a man who valued the rights of women.
Burr fits best in his role of ideological foil to the majority of the founding generation. He was an astute political observer and really the first modern politician of his time. The account of burr's early political life gives a us glimpse of a gifte... Read More
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Isenberg's coverage of the hamilton duel is disgraceful. She champions burr because he has been vilified unfairly.
Her coverage of burr's presiding over the justice samuel chase impeachment trial and burr’s trial for treason is even worse. She fails to note that during burr's political career many of his contemporaries associated french political philosophy with t... Read More
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This book compares very favorably with the excellent works by joseph ellis on this same period in american history
For his part jefferson accused burr of trying to make a deal with the federalists to secure the presidency when in actuality je... Read More
If oscar wilde was right and you can judge a man by the quality of his enemies
He had served in the army and came out of it with the character of a knight without fear and an able officer
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- This product had a total of 365 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 17 2023.
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Via painstaking original research dr
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The author rejects so many dubious 34facts34 that are often merely rehashed opinions from earlier writers
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If youve only learned about him from hamiltonjefferson admirers or even worse a poorly researched broadway musical then you know only one side of the story
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Burr is no villain but is a victim of his political enemies hamilton chief among them
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Burr appears to have been a man of honor unwilling to engage in the political machinations of the era
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Hamilton on the other hand is a sleazy politician willing to slander and lie to achieve his goals
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I find that she is unfair in her criticism of thomas jefferson and would enjoy discussing that with her but this book presents the complete aaron burr whereas the detailed accounts in biographies of the presidents and in american history novels and textbooks are unkindly limited
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He was exactly who the constitution was written to avoid
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