Fallen Founder
The Life of Aaron Burr
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · April 29, 2008
From the author of White Trash and The Problem of Democracy, a controversial challenge to the views of the Founding Fathers offered by Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play "Hamilton" has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters.
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- Who it’s for
- A sharp reassessment of Aaron Burr makes reputation, political enmity, and Revolutionary-era memory the real draw.
- Themes
- Aaron Burr's historical reputation, Eighteenth-century political conflict, Feminism
- Genres
- Revolutionary America (1775-1800), Political Lives, Lives in History
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From the author of White Trash and The Problem of Democracy, a controversial challenge to the views of the Founding Fathers offered by Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play "Hamilton" has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain.
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The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era.
Reputation Reconsidered
A sharp reassessment of Aaron Burr makes reputation, political enmity, and Revolutionary-era memory the real draw.
Come here for
- A revision of Burr’s reputation without the usual founding-era glow
- The fierce political rivalries behind a familiar historical villain
Expect
- A biography presenting Burr as feminist, Enlightenment figure, and patriot
- A grittier view of eighteenth-century America and its political fights
Where it sits
| Political Lives | 61% |
|---|---|
| Revolutionary America (1775-1800) | 52% |
| Lives in History | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Political Lives
- Revolutionary America (1775-1800)
- Authors
- Nancy Isenberg
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- April 29, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Aaron Burr's historical reputation · Eighteenth-century political conflict · Feminism
- Reading lane
- Lives in History