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The Real Treason of Aaron Burr
In 1807, Aaron Burr was tried and acquitted on charges of treason for his “adventures” in the American West, but he had fallen out of favor in American life long before, after he had run for president against Thomas Jefferson, served a single term as vice president, and shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. A free spender, a womanizer, and the only Founding Father who was actually descended from the English aristocracy, Burr was famously secretive and conspiratorial. In this lecture, historian Gordon Wood argues that Burr’s true treason was not his actions in the West but his naked ambition, his lack of principles and character that made him a threat to the young republic. This is courtesy of the The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Bryan Le Beau is joined by Ron Chernow, whose biography of Alexander Hamilton has gained widespread acclaim. Their conversation reveals not only the familiar highs and lows of Hamilton’s life but its depth and breadth.
Courtesy of www.talkinghistory.oah.org
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