The Memoirs of Aaron Burr is an autobiography by Aaron Burr. He was the 3rd Vice President of the United States, serving under President Thomas Jefferson.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Aaron Burr Jr. was born on February 6, 1756, in Newark, New Jersey, into a family that embodied the intellectual and religious ferment of colonial America. His father, Aaron Burr Sr., served as the second president of Princeton University, following in the footsteps of Jonathan Edwards, the great theologian who was both his predecessor and grandfather to young Aaron through his mother, Esther Edwards Burr. This lineage placed Aaron at t...

Explore the captivating life of Aaron Burr and his duel with Alexander Hamilton.Based on his early achievements, Aaron Burr, Jr., should have become an obscure but respected figure in American history. An officer in the Continental Army, a high-flying lawyer, and an influential politician, his career peak was becoming the third vice president in US history.But after all these achievements, Burr's name is now associated with corruption and cruelty. He killed...

In the high-interest, nonfiction text Aaron Burr, readers will examine the life of Aaron Burr and his political rivalry with Alexander Hamilton. Through the use of dynamic primary sources like maps and letters, middle school students will be engaged as they read about history and build their literacy skills. Supporting current social studies standards, this full-color text includes intriguing images, interesting sidebars, a glossary, and other important text features to support learning an...

Inspired by a woman and events forgotten by history, bestselling author Susan Holloway Scott weaves together carefully researched fact and fiction to tell the story of Mary Emmons, and the place she held in the life—and the heart—of the notorious Aaron Burr.He was a hero of the Revolution, a brilliant politician, lawyer, and very nearly president; a skillful survivor in a raw new country filled with constantly shifting loyalties. Today Aaron Burr is rememb...

Includes pictures of Burr and important people and places. Comprehensively covers the Burr-Hamilton duel, including accounts of the duel and the mysteries and debates still surrounding the duel.Explains Burr's involvement in the Election of 1800 and the alleged treasonous conspiracy. Includes a Table of Contents. "The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure and pleasure my business." - Aaron BurrA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but...

Eugénie Bearhani (1760–1835) was born in Calcutta, raised in Haiti, and brought as a servant—a free woman of color—to America by an English officer on the eve of the American Revolution. Yet none of that prepared Eugénie for her next employer: Colonel Aaron Burr, a man some whispered had made a pact with the devil.The lines between master and servant soon tangle and blur, and first attraction becomes dangerous obsession. Many historians deny she even existed, but Eugénie and the ch...

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War—a fascinating portrait of one of the most compelling politicians in American history—a Revolutionary War hero, vice president of the United States, and the man who killed Alexander Hamilton.But as H. W. Brands demonstrates in this biography, Burr was a man before his time—a proponent of equality between the sexes well over a century before women were able to...

"An American Patrician, or The Story of Aaron Burr" by Alfred Henry Lewis is a captivating historical novel that delves into the life of Aaron Burr, a complex figure in American history. The narrative explores Burr's rise to prominence as a founding father, his political ambitions, and his infamous duel with Alexander Hamilton. Lewis paints a vivid picture of the early American republic, capturing the intrigue and drama of Burr's life while also reflecting on the broader societal issues of...

The charge of treason pitted President Thomas Jefferson against his former vice president, Aaron Burr, and the chief justice of the United States, John Marshall. Here, in this essay by New York Times bestselling author Thomas Fleming, is the dramatic story of one of the most famous trials in American history.

"The Trial of Aaron Burr" by Joseph P. Brady delves into one of the most controversial legal cases in American history. The book meticulously examines the trial of Aaron Burr, the former Vice President of the United States, who was accused of treason. Brady presents a detailed narrative that captures the political tensions of the time, Burr's complex character, and the legal intricacies of the trial. Through thorough research and engaging storytelling, the author brings to life the courtro...

Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete offers a sweeping documentary portrait of the Revolutionary officer, senator, and vice president, drawing on letters, journals, and legal papers to recount campaigns, elections, the Hamilton duel, the western expedition, the treason trial, European exile, and late return to the bar. Its nineteenth-century style blends epistolary immediacy with judicious editorial linking, and favors lawyerly precision in dates and affidavits. The compilation's claim to compl...