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The Burr conspiracy : uncovering the story of an early American crisis /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, James E., 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Burr, Aaron, > 1756-1836.
Burr, Aaron, > 1756-1836 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807.
Table of Contents:
  • So many stories : the circulation of information in the early republic
  • A crisis in the Cabinet
  • Lexington and Frankfort, Kentucky : July through December 1806
  • Guilt beyond question : the narrative of Thomas Jefferson
  • The threat to the union
  • The crime on Blennerhassett Island
  • The enterprise commenced : the cipher letter as a narrative
  • New Orleans, Orleans Territory : November 1806 through May 1807
  • The threat to the republic
  • The arrest of Arron Burr
  • Richmond, Virginia : March through October 1807
  • Who is Blennerhassett? : the narrative of William Wirt
  • The conflict over Burr's followers
  • A "rising" in Baltimore
  • Final accounts of the Burr conspiracy
  • Conclusion.