![]() ![]() ![]() Ĭertainly, Burr, in this instance, is seen to esteem his nemesis Hamilton higher than those generally considered the great founding fathers. The problem is that in schools in many countries the past is whitewashed, simplified, sanitized and condensed to become just a series of meaningless dates. An interesting article about Hamilton and Burr can be found here and in part says: ![]() Certainly, he lived in exciting times and knew all the major players of the founding of the United States of America.īurr’s (or Vidal’s) views on John Adams, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson are quite different than what are those commonly held. ![]() Surprisingly, Burr appears to have no rancour toward those who have thwarted his ambitions, slandered him, or rose above him through infamy but gives a straightforward, witty retelling of events with great aplomb and often nostalgia. Schuyler wants not to harm Burr, but to ruin Van Buren. Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler, an ambitious journalist, is writing an anonymous pamphlet to prove that Martin Van Buren (Jacksons vice-president) is the bastard son of Aaron Burr. Schuyler tells the events himself from this point on but engages Burr in his reminiscences of past adventures in the Continental army, legal battles, his love life, politics, land speculations, his time as Jefferson’s vice-president and, of course, his infamous duel with Hamilton. Gore Vidal s 1973 novel in the guise of a memoir of Burrs life is told with plenty of gossipy detail. The story of Burr is being told by a young law clerk, one Charles Schuyler, in the offices of Burr & Sill beginning in the year 1833 as Burr, age 77, was about to embark on a second marriage. ![]()
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