Insurrection of Aaron Burr | Fears of a Young Republic | 5
American History Tellers
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History Tellers - Professor James Lewis
Historian James E. Lewis, Jr is a professor of history at Kalamazoo College and the author of several books examining the founding fathers. Burr was 74 years old eking at a living as a lawyer His meager existence was a far cry for the life of power and glory. He risked everything to achieve Here with me to discuss the speculation surrounding Burr's conspiracy and the partisan politics that engulfed his trial for treason are Historian James W. Lewis,. The most interesting duels from this period were these politically charged ones And many duels ended short of death so one of the stranger things about the Burr Hamilton duel was that it did end in death.
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