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Fallen Founder : The Life of Aaron Burr by Nancy Isenberg (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670063525
ISBN-139780670063529
eBay Product ID (ePID)57083016
Product Key Features
Book TitleFallen Founder : the Life of Aaron Burr
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / 19th Century, Political, Historical, Military
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorNancy Isenberg
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight29.3 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-035698
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal973.4/6092 B
SynopsisThis definitive biography of the revolutionary era villain overturns every myth and image we have of him The narrative of America’s founding is filled with godlike geniuses—Franklin, Washington, Adams, Jefferson—versus the villainous Aaron Burr. Generations have been told Burr was a betrayer—of Hamilton, of his country, of those who had nobler ideas. All untrue. He did not turn on Hamilton; rather, the politically aggressive Hamilton was preoccupied with Burr and subverted Burr’s career at every turn for more than a decade through outright lies and slanderous letters. In Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg portrays the founders as they all really were and proves that Burr was no less a patriot and no less a principled thinker than those who debased him. He was an inspired politician who promoted decency at a moment when factionalism and ugly party politics were coalescing. He was a genuine hero of the Revolution, as much an Enlightenment figure as Jefferson, and a feminist generations ahead of his time. A brilliant orator and lawyer, he was New York’s attorney general, a senator, and vice president. Denounced as a man of extreme tastes, he in fact pursued a moderate course, and his political assassination was accomplished by rivals who feared his power and who promoted the notion of his sexual perversions. Fallen Founderis an antidote to the worshipful biographies far too prevalent in the histories of the revolutionary era. Burr’s story returns us to reality: to the cunning politicians our nation’s founders really were and to a world of political maneuvering, cutthroat politicking, and media slander that is stunningly modern., Painting Aaron Burr as a hero of the Revolutionary War, this definitive biography overturns every myth and image people have of him. 16 photos. 4 maps., This definitive biography of the revolutionary era villain overturns every myth and image we have of him The narrative of Americas founding is filled with godlike geniusesFranklin, Washington, Adams, Jeffersonversus the villainous Aaron Burr. Generations have been told Burr was a betrayerof Hamilton, of his country, of those who had nobler ideas. All untrue. He did not turn on Hamilton; rather, the politically aggressive Hamilton was preoccupied with Burr and subverted Burrs career at every turn for more than a decade through outright lies and slanderous letters. In "Fallen Founder," Nancy Isenberg portrays the founders as they all really were and proves that Burr was no less a patriot and no less a principled thinker than those who debased him. He was an inspired politician who promoted decency at a moment when factionalism and ugly party politics were coalescing. He was a genuine hero of the Revolution, as much an Enlightenment figure as Jefferson, and a feminist generations ahead of his time. A brilliant orator and lawyer, he was New Yorks attorney general, a senator, and vice president. Denounced as a man of extreme tastes, he in fact pursued a moderate course, and his political assassination was accomplished by rivals who feared his power and who promoted the notion of his sexual perversions. "Fallen Founder" is an antidote to the worshipful biographies far too prevalent in the histories of the revolutionary era. Burrs story returns us to reality: to the cunning politicians our nations founders really were and to a world of political maneuvering, cutthroat politicking, and media slander that is stunningly modern.
LC Classification NumberE302.6.B9I84 2007
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- Apr 25, 2019
An insight to a forgotten founder.
This book is written to help one gain insight of a forgotten founder. It chronicles his life as he tries to further his political future. I enjoy reading books that refuses to depict the man as a hero or monster. Reading this will help you in understanding the mind of a man whose ambition to be in the fold only made him fall.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 30, 2019
Aaron burr
Everyone should listen to HamiltonVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
