Title: Aaron Burr; portrait of an ambitious man,
Authors: Parmet, Herbert S.; Hecht, Marie B.,; Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012,
Publisher: Macmillan
Year: 1967
Subjects: Burr, Aaron,; Vice-presidents United States Biography; Statesmen United States Biography.
Abstract: The authors draw upon Burr's own journals and letters to describe Burr's role in the Revolutionary War; his success as a politician; his term as Vice-President under Jefferson; his feud and duel with Alexander Hamilton, his effort to start a succession movement; his trial for treason, escape to Europe, and return to America; and his second marriage.