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Burr: A Novel is a 1973 historical novel by Gore Vidal that challenges the traditional Founding Fathers iconography of United States history, by means of a narrative that includes a fictional memoir by Aaron Burr, in representing the people, politics, and events of the U.S. in the early 19th century.
- Gore Vidal
- 430 pp
- 1973
- 1973
Feb 15, 2000 · For readers who can’t get enough of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Gore Vidal’s stunning novel about Aaron Burr, the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel—and who served as a successful, if often feared, statesman of our fledgling nation.
- Gore Vidal
- $13.69
- Vintage
Nov 1, 1973 · 960 reviews 884 followers. May 27, 2020. In the first of his “Narratives of Empire” novels, Gore Vidal tackles Aaron Burr, the disgraced Vice President remembered for killing Alexander Hamilton and plotting to sever the western United States into an independent kingdom.
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- Paperback
Feb 24, 1998 · Em Burr, Gore Vidal descreve, com riqueza de detalhes, os últimos anos da vida do Coronel Aaron Burr, terceiro vice-presidente norte-americano, herói da guerra de independência contra o Império britânico, cuja trajetória controversa suscita desprezo de boa parte da comunidade política americana.
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- Gore Vidal
Aug 31, 2011 · Burr is the first novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series, which spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to post-World War II. With their broad canvas and sprawling cast of fictional and historical characters, these novels present a panorama of American politics and imperialism, as interpreted by one of our most ...
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- Gore Vidal
- $19.00
About Burr. For readers who can’t get enough of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Gore Vidal’s stunning novel about Aaron Burr, the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel—and who served as a successful, if often feared, statesman of our fledgling nation. Here is an extraordinary portrait of one of the most complicated—and ...
Aug 31, 2011 · Burr is the first novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series, which spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to post-World War II.