Interview in Weehawken
As Told in the Original Documents, The Burr-Hamilton Duel
Published on 21. January 2022
268 pages
978-0-8195-7828-0 (ISBN)
Description
This annotated collection of original documents takes readers inside the historic rivalry that ended in America's most famous duel.
The subject of a critically acclaimed biography and a sensational Broadway musical, the conflict between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr has long fascinated historians. This closely annotated volume of primary source documents offers a riveting account of the disastrous duel between these two early American statesmen.
From the summer of 1804, we have the fiery correspondence between Hamilton and Burr, notes and accounts from their seconds-in-command, and other documents that provide an immediate sense of the personalities and times. The introduction and conclusion provide a concise and informative perspective on the parallel lives of Hamilton and Burr and of the duel's lasting impacts on American history.
The subject of a critically acclaimed biography and a sensational Broadway musical, the conflict between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr has long fascinated historians. This closely annotated volume of primary source documents offers a riveting account of the disastrous duel between these two early American statesmen.
From the summer of 1804, we have the fiery correspondence between Hamilton and Burr, notes and accounts from their seconds-in-command, and other documents that provide an immediate sense of the personalities and times. The introduction and conclusion provide a concise and informative perspective on the parallel lives of Hamilton and Burr and of the duel's lasting impacts on American history.
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Willard M. Wallace | Harold C. Syrett | Jean G. Cooke
Interview in Weehawken
The Burr-Hamilton Duel as Told in the Original Documents
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Wesleyan University Press
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Persons
HAROLD C. SYRETT (1913 1984) was president of Brooklyn College, professor of American history at Columbia University and executive editor of the 26-volume Papers of Alexander Hamilton. JEAN G. COOKE is assistant editor of the multi-volume Papers of Alexander Hamilton. WILLARD M. WALLACE (1911 2000) was an American historian who taught at Wesleyan University from 1945 to 1981. His numerous books include Soul of the Lion and Connecticut's Dark Star of the Revolution.
Content
CONTENTS
Introduction
The Documents
Conclusion
ILLUSTRATIONS
Aaron Burr, 1802
Alexander Hamilton, 1802
Letter of Burr to Hamilton
Letter of Hamilton to Burr
