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The Treason Trials of Aaron Burr (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) (Landmark Law Cases & American Society)
Peter Charles Hoffer
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Hardcover. Aaron Burr was an enigma even in his own day. Founding father and vice president, he engaged in a duel with Alexander Hamilton resulting in a murder indictment that effectively ended his legal career. This book unveils a cast of characters ensnared by politics and law at the highest levels of government. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; LAZ; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Aaron Burr was an enigma even in his own day. Founding father and vice president, he engaged in a duel with Alexander Hamilton resulting in a murder indictment that effectively ended his legal career. And when he turned his attention to entrepreneurial activities on the frontier he was suspected of empire building - and worse.Burr was finally arrested as a threat to national security, under suspicion of fomenting insurrection against the young republic, and then held without bail for months. His trial, witnessing the unfortunate intrusion of partisan politics and personal animosity into the legal process, revolved around a highly ... Read more
Aaron Burr was an enigma even in his own day. Founding father and vice president, he engaged in a duel with Alexander Hamilton resulting in a murder indictment that effectively ended his legal career. And when he turned his attention to entrepreneurial activities on the frontier he was suspected of empire building - and worse.Burr was finally arrested as a threat to national security, under suspicion of fomenting insurrection against the young republic, and then held without bail for months. His trial, witnessing the unfortunate intrusion of partisan politics and personal animosity into the legal process, revolved around a highly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Landmark Law Cases and American Society
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615919
SKU
V9780700615919
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About Peter Charles Hoffer
Peter Charles Hoffer is Distinguished Research Professor of History at the University of Georgia and the author or coauthor of many books, including The Great New York Conspiracy of 1741: Slavery, Crime, and Colonial Law and The Supreme Court: An Essential History (see page 35).
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