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****A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive.** In the summer of 1804, two of America's most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. That two such men would risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge is almost beyond comprehension. Yet we know that it happened. The question is why.** In __War of Two__, John Sedgwick explores the long-standing conflict between Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr. A study in contrasts from birth, they had been compatriots, colleagues, and even friends. But above all they were rivals. Matching each other's ambition and skill as lawyers in New York, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would not only decide the future of the United...
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- Author
- Sedgwick, John
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group;Berkley Books
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781592409693
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, History, Biography
- Rating
- 3.97 / 5 (244 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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