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Duel

Duel

Duel
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Duel Paperback - 2000

by Fleming, Thomas

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In this remarkable retelling of the infamous duel, Fleming takes the reader into the post-revolutionary world of 1804, a chaotic and fragile time in the young country, as well as a time of tremendous global instability. 20 halftones.

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Basic Books. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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  • Title Duel
  • Author Fleming, Thomas
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 476
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2000-09-05
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # H06N-00005
  • ISBN 9780465017379 / 0465017371
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.4 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 3.56 cm)
  • Reading level 1340
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Hamilton, Alexander, Burr, Aaron
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99041492
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.46

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From the publisher

All school children know the story of the fatal duel between Hamilton and Burr - but do they really? In this remarkable retelling, Thomas Fleming takes the reader into the post-revolutionary world of 1804, a chaotic and fragile time in the young country as well as a time of tremendous global instability. The success of the French Revolution and the proclamation of Napoleon as First Consul for Life had enormous impact on men like Hamilton and Burr, feeding their own political fantasies at a time of perceived Federal government weakness and corrosion. Their hunger for fame spawned antagonisms that wreaked havoc on themselves and their families and threatened to destabilize the fragile young American republic. From that poisonous brew came the tangle of regret and anger and ambition that drove the two to their murderous confrontation in Weehawken, New Jersey. Readers will find this is popular narrative history at its most authoritative, and authoritative history at its most readable.

First line

Alexander Hamilton welcomed the year 1804 at his country estate.

About the author

Thomas Fleming, a distinguished historian and author of more than fifty books, was a frequent guest on PBS, A&E, and the History Channel. He also contributed articles to American Heritage, MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, and many other magazines.

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