Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character signed

Kennedy, Roger G.

ISBN 10: 0195130553 / ISBN 13: 9780195130553

Published by Oxford University Press, 1999

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Title: Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

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Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

This text restores Aaron Burr to his place as a central figure in the founding of the American Republic. Abolitionist, proto-feminist, friend to such Indian leaders as Joseph Brant, Burr was personally acquainted with a wider range of Americans, and of the American continent, than any other Founder except George Washington. He contested for power with Hamilton and then with Jefferson on a continental scale. The book does not sentimentalize any of its three protagonists, neither does it derogate their extraordinary qualities. They were all great men, all flawed, and all three failed to achieve their full aspirations. But their struggles make for an epic tale. Written from the perspective of an historian and administrator who, over nearly 50 years in public life, has served six presidents, this book penetrates into the personal qualities of its three central figures. In telling the tale of their shifting power relationships and their antipathies, it reassesses their policies and the consequences of their successes and failures.

About the Author:

Roger G. Kennedy has served as Director of The National Park Service, as Director of The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and as Vice President, Finance, of the Ford Foundation. He has written nine books, has appeared in his own series on the Discovery Channel, and was a White House correspondent for NBC. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.