In 1833, Burr is newly married, an aging statesman considered a monster by many. In 1807, he was arrested, tried, and acquitted of treason. In 1804, while serving as vice president, Aaron Burr fought a duel with his political nemesis, Alexander Hamilton, and killed him. Here is an extraordinary portrait of one of the most complicatedâ 'and misunderstoodâ 'figures among the Founding Fathers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, jacket laminated by Vidal. Vidalâ s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife Valerie was born in 1946. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, 'Valerie - love - Gore.' The recipient, Valerie Gore was the authorâ s sister. He wrote 23 novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over 200 essays, and a memoir.First edition of this classic novel. His first novel, Williwaw, written when he was 19 years old and serving in the army, appeared in the spring of 1946. Always absorbing.' -The New YorkerĪbout the Author Gore Vidal (1925-2012) was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point. It is probably impossible to be an American and not be fascinated and impressed by Vidal's telescoping of our early history. Enlightening, fresh and fun.' -The Boston Globe 'A novel of Stendhalian proportions.

All of this and much, much more is told in a highly engaging book that teems with bon mots, aphorisms and ironic comments on the political process. The New York Times Book Review 'A tragedy, a comedy, a vibrant, leg-kicking life. Burr is wicked entertainment of a very high order.' With their broad canvas and sprawling cast of fictional and historical characters, these novels present a panorama of American politics and imperialism, as interpreted by one of our most incisive and ironic observers. Burr is the first novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series, which spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to post-World War II. Together, they explore both Burr's past-and the continuing civic drama of their young nation. But he is determined to tell his own story, and he chooses to confide in a young New York City journalist named Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler. Here is an extraordinary portrait of one of the most complicated-and misunderstood-figures among the Founding Fathers. Book Synopsis For readers who can't get enough of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Gore Vidal's stunning novel about Aaron Burr, the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel-and who served as a successful, if often feared, statesman of our fledgling nation.

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