Aaron burr biography book

Aaron Burr probably has one of the worst reputations of any American historical figure. Maybe half a step above Benedict Arnold.

Aaron burr biography book

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The man who - while Vice President - killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, who later intrigued to invade Mexico, and who had political enemies seemingly underneath every rock, gets a heavily revisionist treatment from Nancy Isenberg.

She sets out to dispel the many myths that have grown up around Burr and tries to paint him in a much more favorable light than history has shown him.

Isenberg charts Burr's service in the Revolutionary War, his studies at Princeton University (then called the College of New Jersey), rise in New York politics, and passionate personal life.

Of the latter, Isenberg does succeed in painting Burr as a proponent of women's rights. He strongly believed that women were equal to men, that they should also be able to vote, and that they should be well-educated. In this sense, he