War of Two: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel that Stunned the Nation
- ISBN-10
- 1592408524
- ISBN-13
- 9781592408528
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 455
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berkley
- Author
- John Sedgwick
Description
The murder-by-duel of Alexander Hamilton by Aaron Burr remains one of the most shocking and unparalleled events in American history. In War of Two, John Sedgwick offers a detailed and vivid portrayal of the lives of these two major figures of the pre and post-Revolutionary era, of the dramatic events they lived through and of the political and personal conflicts that led to their clash.
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