Aaron Burr in Exile: A Pariah in Paris, 1810-1811

by John Endicott and Jane Merrill

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. Adrift in Paris for 15 months, he led a marginal existence on the run from creditors and the courts, getting by on handouts. While other Americans in Paris enjoyed official status...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786494913
• ISBN13: 9780786494910
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher