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| − | '''Aaron Burr, Jr.''' (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836), was a leader of the left-leaning [[Republicans (Jeffersonian)|Jeffersonian Republicans]] in New York, and its vice presidential candidate in 1796 and 1800. He was elected in 1800, but ruined his reputation by killing [[Alexander Hamilton]] in a duel. Burr then plotted an elaborate scheme to create a new country around New Orleans (and breaking off the region from the U.S.). Tried for treason, he was acquitted on a technicality. | + | '''Aaron Burr Jr.''' (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836), was a leader of the left-leaning [[Republicans (Jeffersonian)|Jeffersonian Republicans]] in New York, and its vice presidential candidate in 1796 and 1800. He was elected in 1800, but ruined his reputation by killing [[Alexander Hamilton]] in a duel. Burr then plotted an elaborate scheme to create a new country around New Orleans (and breaking off the region from the U.S.). Tried for treason, he was acquitted on a technicality. |
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| | * Kennedy, Roger G. ''Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character.'' (2000). 476 pp., character study; pro-Burr [http://www.questia.com/read/59887100?title=Burr%2c%20Hamilton%2c%20and%20Jefferson%3a%20%20A%20Study%20in%20Character online edition] | | * Kennedy, Roger G. ''Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character.'' (2000). 476 pp., character study; pro-Burr [http://www.questia.com/read/59887100?title=Burr%2c%20Hamilton%2c%20and%20Jefferson%3a%20%20A%20Study%20in%20Character online edition] |
| | * Lomask, Milton. ''Burr'' (2 vol 1979) | | * Lomask, Milton. ''Burr'' (2 vol 1979) |
| − | * Melton, Buckner F., Jr. ''Aaron Burr: Conspiracy to Treason.'' (2002). 278 pp. [http://www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&docId=106265741 online edition], anti-Burr | + | * Melton, Buckner F. Jr. ''Aaron Burr: Conspiracy to Treason.'' (2002). 278 pp. [http://www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&docId=106265741 online edition], anti-Burr |
| | * Parmet, Herbert S. and Marie B. Hecht. ''Aaron Burr: Portrait of an Ambitious Man'' (1967) 399pp [http://www.questia-online-library.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=89000748 online edition] | | * Parmet, Herbert S. and Marie B. Hecht. ''Aaron Burr: Portrait of an Ambitious Man'' (1967) 399pp [http://www.questia-online-library.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=89000748 online edition] |
| | * Rorabaugh, W. J. "The Political Duel in the Early Republic: Burr v. Hamilton." ''Journal of the Early Republic'' 1995 15(1): 1-23. 0275-1275 | | * Rorabaugh, W. J. "The Political Duel in the Early Republic: Burr v. Hamilton." ''Journal of the Early Republic'' 1995 15(1): 1-23. 0275-1275 |