The Duel
The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · May 10, 2016
Learn more about the men who inspired Hamilton: The Musical in this fascinating look at the historical friends turned revolutionary rivals!
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- Who it’s for
- A lively biography follows Hamilton and Burr through the politics of the founding era.
- Themes
- Historical rivalry, Parallel lives, Formation of the United States
- Genres
- Lives in History, Colonial & Revolutionary America for Teens
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Learn more about the men who inspired Hamilton: The Musical in this fascinating look at the historical friends turned revolutionary rivals! In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college--one at Princeton, the other at Columbia--and studied law. Both were young staff officers under General George Washington, and both became war heroes.
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Politics beckoned them, and each served in the newly formed government of the fledgling nation. Why, then, did these two face each other at dawn in a duel that ended with death for one and harsh criticism for the other? Judith St. George's lively biography, told in alternating chapters, brings to life two complex men who played major roles in the formation of the United States.
Parallel Lives
A lively biography follows Hamilton and Burr through the politics of the founding era.
Come here for
- Two brilliant lives moving along strikingly similar tracks
- Founding-era politics and a rivalry that ends in a duel
Expect
- Alternating chapters that keep both men in view
- A compact look at two complex figures
Where it sits
| Colonial & Revolutionary America for Teens | 97% |
|---|---|
| Lives in History | 59% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Colonial & Revolutionary America for Teens
- Politics & Government for Teens
- Authors
- Judith St. George
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- May 10, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Historical rivalry · Parallel lives · Formation of the United States
- Reading lane
- Lives in History