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Aaron Burr in exile : a pariah in Paris, 1810-1811 / Jane Merrill and John Endicott.
Van Pelt Library E302.6.B9 M48 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Merrill, Jane, author.
- Endicott, John, 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836--Travel--France--Paris.
- Burr, Aaron.
- Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- Travel.
- United States.
- France--Paris.
- Vice-presidents--United States--Biography.
- Vice-presidents.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 235 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Aaron Burr--Revolutionary War hero, third vice president of the United States and a controversial figure of the early republic--was tried and acquitted of treason charges in 1807, and thereafter departed for self-imposed exile in Europe, his political career in ruins. Burr's Paris journal is a rare item, with only 250 unexpurgated copies printed in 1903"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Journal keeping
- Persona non grata
- New Year's Eve, Paris, 1810
- Acquaintances
- Money matters
- Lifestyle
- Exploring the capital
- Cultural diversions
- Dining in and out
- Perambulation
- Female companions
- Sex and sanguinity
- Julie
- Saga of a passport
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786494910
- 0786494913
- OCLC:
- 932116164
- Publisher Number:
- 40025771682
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