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Thomas Fleming - Duel - 9780465017379 - V9780465017379
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Duel

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Description for Duel Paperback. A rich brew of political intrigue that dwarfs even the most salacious political scandal today. Num Pages: 476 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 444.
All school children know the story of the fatal duel between Hamilton and Burr - but do they really? In this remarkable retelling, Thomas Fleming takes the reader into the post-revolutionary world of 1804, a chaotic and fragile time in the young country as well as a time of tremendous global instability.The success of the French Revolution and the proclamation of Napoleon as First Consul for Life had enormous impact on men like Hamilton and Burr, feeding their own political fantasies at a time of perceived Federal government weakness and corrosion. Their hunger for fame spawned antagonisms that wreaked havoc ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
Number of Pages
476
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465017379
SKU
V9780465017379
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Thomas Fleming
Thomas Fleming is the author of more than forty books, including The New Dealers' War, Duel, and Liberty! The American Revolution, as well as best-selling novels about America's war experience such as Time and Tide and The Officers' Wives. Fleming is a frequent guest on and contributor to NPR, PBS, A&E, and the History Channel. He lives in New York ... Read more

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