Memoirs Of Aaron Burr - Volume I (Esprios Classics)

Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 - September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. Burr's legacy is defined by his famous personal conflict with Alexander Hamilton that culminated in Burr killing Hamilton in the famous Burr-Hamilton duel in 1804. Burr was born to a prominent family in New Jersey. After studying theology at Princeton, he began his career as a lawyer before joining the Continental Army as an officer in the American Revolutionary War in 1775. After leaving the service in 1779, Burr practiced law in New York City, where he became a leading politician and helped form the new Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican party.

• | Author: Matthew L. Davis
• | Publisher: Blurb
• | Publication Date: July 28, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1006789154
• | ISBN-13: 9781006789151