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Treason

by David Nevin

ISBN: 0812524748
ISBN-13: 9780812524741
Format: Paperback

Summary

In 1800, Thomas Jefferson has just been elected president, and the two parties which have emerged-Republicans and Federalists-are struggling for ascendency. The battle eventually boils down to the fight between James Madison (and his formidable wife, Dolley) and Aaron Burr, Jefferson's vice president, to succeed Jefferson as president.

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"Another lively look back at the newborn U.S. by a historical novelist who respects both his disciplines....[T]his is vivid storytelling about a time as turbulent as it is generally neglected."

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Tor Books
Published date: 2002
Size: 4.25 x 7 inches
Weight: 0.6 pounds

Publisher's Notes

Villified, stripped of power, and ruined after killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel, former vice president Aaron Burr is recruited by the treasonous General James Wilkinson to take part in a scheme to steal the entire Louisiana Territory from the United States. Reprint.

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Hardcover - St Martins Pr (2001) - from $4.00
Paperback - Tor Books (2002) - from $1.00

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