Jefferson's Vendetta
Subtitle: The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the Judiciary
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Published: December 13, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780786714377
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: political; Constitution: government & the state; Political leaders & leadership; Political science & theory; Political structure & processes; Presidents & Heads of State; U.S. History - Constitutional Period To Civil War (1789-1860); U.S. Political History; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; Legal History; Political History; United States - 19th Century; History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); History & Theory - General
First sentence: The Virginia Capitol's federal courtroom clearly would not hold everyone who wished to witness Burr's battle for his life, so Chief Justice John Marshall moved the proceedings downstairs to the Virginia House of Delegates.