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Autore |
Kennedy Roger G |
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Titolo |
Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson [[electronic resource] ] : a study in character / / Roger G. Kennedy |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-65519-4 |
1-4237-3869-1 |
0-19-972822-4 |
1-60256-437-X |
0-19-514055-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (432 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Character - Political aspects - United States |
Reputation (Law) - United States |
Statesmen - United States |
Statesmen - United States - Conduct of life |
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United States Politics and government 1775-1783 |
United States Politics and government 1783-1865 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-451) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Character and circumstance -- Character tested by slavery and secession -- In the wake of the hurricane -- The great valley -- The expedition. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book restores Aaron Burr to his place as a central figure in the founding of the American Republic. 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 continental scale. The book does not sentimentalize any of its three protagonists, neither does it derogate their extraordinary qualities. They were all great men, all flawed, and all three failed to achieve |
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