The treason trial of Aaron Burr : law, politics, and the character wars of the new nation / R. Kent Newmyer.

The Burr treason trial, one of the greatest criminal trials in American history, was significant for several reasons. The legal proceedings lasted seven months and featured some of the nation's best lawyers. It also pitted President Thomas Jefferson (who declared Burr guilty without the benefit...

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Main Author:	Newmyer, R. Kent (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Series:	Cambridge studies on the American Constitution.
Subjects:	Burr, Aaron, > 1756-1836 > Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Treason) > United States. Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807. United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139135481
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