- Hardcover: 112 pages
- Publisher: Viking Juvenile; 1 edition (Jun 30 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 067001124X
- ISBN-13: 978-0670011247
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
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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. 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 opprobrium 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.
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Judith St. George lives in Connecticut.
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An enjoyable way to learn about these men, April 8 2010
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This review is from: The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (Hardcover)
This slim book (under 100 pages, including notes and index) seems aimed at middle school readers, and covers the lives and Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in a very readable way. The chapters are divided into two parts; and as they move through time (Orphans, Students, Patriots, Heroes, Lawyers and so forth) give events from one perspective and then the other. The author deftly handles the hardships of the mens' lives, and the ultimately violent ending. I don't know that the average 12-year-old would choose this off the shelf, but for a young reader who enjoys history, or as part of a school project or collection, this seems an excellent choice.
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Not for older readers, geared towards younger kids, April 22 2010
By Angela Cook "Angela Cook" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (Hardcover)
I became interested in this subject when I was reading "Founding Brothers" by Joseph J. Ellis, it was his book that got me into reading more indepth on "The Duel" as well as the dinner party held at Jeffersons retreat. This book being reviewed doesnt offer anything I didn already know, but it is geared for children and an easy read for them. This book is best suited as one reviewer stated as something a child may use to help for a report or some young reader who knows a little about Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson etc and wants to know more about each topic.
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Don't Waste Your Money, Mar 18 2010
By Haysb - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (Hardcover)
If you are interested in understanding this historic event and the complex characters behind it, I recommend reading a different book; this one has a thinly veiled Hamiltonian bias and does not provide any new or thought provoking insight into these two Founding Fathers and the reasons behind their long standing dislike for one another. Instead of this book, I suggest reading, "Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America," by Thomas Fleming. For those who would rather a visual medium, try the DVD, "Duel: Hamilton vs. Burr" with Richard Dreyfuss.
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