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Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character
Burr Hamilton and Jefferson A Study in Character Author:Roger G. Kennedy Abolitionist, proto-feminist, friend to such Indian leaders as Joseph Brant, Burr was personally acquainted with a wider range of Americans, and of the American continent, than any other Founder except George Washington. He contested for power with Hamilton and then with Jefferson on a continenal scale. Neither sentimentalizing any o... more »f its three protagonists nor derogating their extraordinary qualities, this impressive work tells the story of Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson - all flaweed and all failing to achieve their full aspirations - making for an epic tale.
Written from the perspective of a historian and administrator who, overnearly fifty years in public life, has served six presidents, this book penetrates into the personal qualities of its three central figures...« less