The treason trials of Aaron Burr
By: Peter Charles Hoffer.
Series: Landmark law cases & American society
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780700615919; 9780700615926
Subjects: Burr, Aaron, -- 1756-1836 -- Trials, litigation, etc; Trials (Treason) -- United States; Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807; Trials (Treason); Vice-Presidents
Description: The first book dedicated to the treason trial of Aaron Burr. He was "arrested as a threat to national security, under suspicion of fomenting insurrection against the young republic, and then held without bail for months ... Deftly linking politics to law, Hoffer's highly readable study resonates with current events and shows us why the issues debated two centuries ago still matter today."--Inside jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A meeting in the Eagle Tavern; title: The western adventures of Aaron Burr; title: What is a little treason among revolutionaries?; title: The great conspiracy revealed; title: Dress rehearsal: ex parte Bollman I and II; title: Waiting for Wilkinson; title: The trial of the century: U.S. v. Burr; title: Concluding acts.