num_pages: 178
description: The curious intermeshing of Burr's and Hamilton's lives at a time when individual Americans were in a position to forcefully shape the future of their country led ultimately to one of the most controversial duels in our history. Co-students at Princeton, co-lawyers in criminal trials, and friends, a long series of political conflicts and personal antagonisms led to the match which was to cost Hamilton his life and Burr his reputation..
language: English
title: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr: Their Lives, Their Times, Their Duel
titlecomplete: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr: Their Lives, Their Times, Their Duel
characters: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr
genres: History, American History, Nonfiction, Biography
ratings_count: 68
series: U.S. Landmark Books
publisher: Random House Childrens Books