![]() ![]() As his amanuensis, he chooses Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler, a young New York City journalist, and together they explore both Burr's past and the continuing political intrigues of the still young United States. And he is determined to tell his own story. Burr retains much of his political influence if not the respect of all. In 1833, Burr is newly married, an aging statesman considered a monster by many. Burr is a 1973 historical novel by Gore Vidal that challenges the traditional Founding Fathers iconography of United States history, by means of a narrative that includes a fictional memoir by Aaron Burr, in representing the people, politics, and events of the U.S. In 1807, he was arrested, tried, and acquitted of treason. In 1804, while serving as vice president, Aaron Burr fought a duel with his political nemesis, Alexander Hamilton, and killed him. Burr is a portrait of perhaps the most complex and misunderstood of the Founding Fathers. ![]() With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers. ![]() With their broad canvas and sprawling cast of fictional and historical characters, these novels present a panorama of American politics and imperialism, as interpreted by one of our most. Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. Burr is the first novel in Gore Vidals Narratives of Empire series, which spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to post-World War II. ![]()
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