Burr is something of an enigma: clearly a man connected and with a strong following, but he has been vilified as a scoundrel and, in spite of 3 trials, was acquitted of any crime, even as he killed Hamilton in the duel. Roger Kennedy sets out to explain all this by comparing him with his 2 greatest enemies, Jefferson and Hamilton/5(35). "Roger Kennedy comes out of a lengthy political career and writes with the authority of a man who has walked the corridors of power. In Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character he ranges over the career of the three men and over the history of their era, exploring their behavior and puzzling out their motives."—Men's JournalBrand: Oxford University Press. Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character by Roger G. Kennedy Roger Kennedy, former director of the National Park Service, discusses the "fatal twins," Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, whose military, legal, and political careers intersected for nearly thirty years before they came to duel in , and Thomas Jefferson’s indictment of Burr after Hamilton’s death.
The Character of Aaron Burr: A Review. This is a review of Roger G. Kennedy's biographical book, Burr, Hamilton and Jefferson: A Study in Character. Kennedy's is not the sort of book one should read when not familiar with the history of the United States, the Revolutionary War, early American politics, or the specific life stories of Thomas. Jefferson, Thomas, Character Political aspects United States Case studies. Reputation (Law) United States Case studies. Burr Robert speaks with Roger C. Kennedy, author of Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character. Kennedy tries to rehabilitate the reputation of Aaron Burr, a US Senator, and Vice.
Roger Kennedy's Burr, Hamilton and Jefferson: A Study in Character is an idiosyncratic look at three of America's most contentious Founding Fathers. Rather than the triple biography the title seems to promise, Kennedy instead divides the book into disconnected, discursive chapters on a variety of events and subjects which he feels illuminates his protagonists. A STUDY IN CHARACTER. In a study of three Founders, Kennedy, director emeritus of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and a prolific author (Hidden Cities, , etc.), demonstrates his devotion to underdogs, in particular Aaron Burr. New York attorney general and vice president of the US, Burr was once tapped as Jefferson’s successor to the presidency, but his political career shriveled when he lost a gubernatorial election, and in , Jefferson accused him of treason. Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character. Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson.: A Study in Character. Roger G. Kennedy. Oxford University Press, - History - pages. 0 Reviews.
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