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The Duel
The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr
By George, Judith St.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67001-124-7
- Publisher
- Viking
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2009
Gr 5-9 Early in the morning on June 11, 1804, Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton. Both men were prominent citizens of the infant United States of AmericaBurr, indeed, was the vice presidentbut while Hamilton was lionized, Burr was vilified for the rest of his life. Interestingly, this marked the parting of ways in two lives that were remarkably similar. Both men had been orphaned young; both were excellent, driven students; both men had served on the staff of General George Washington during the R...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2010
This story was told last year in an excellent picture book, Dennis Brindell Fradin and Larry Day's Duel!: Burr and Hamilton's Deadly War of Words (rev. 7/08), and St. George's narrative unfolds in a similar fashion, first with a tantalizing preview of the duel, then with alternating but not strictly linear ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
The narrative unfolds first with a tantalizing preview of the duel, then with alternating but not strictly linear profiles of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on September 1, 2009
Many Americans are aware of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr but know little else about these men and the reasons for their altercation. Judith St. George steps in with The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr to flesh out the story of these compelling and conflicted historical figures. She delivers their biographies in thematic chapters that feature the men’s similarities: “Orphans: 1755–1769,” “Students: 1769–1773,” “Patriots: 1773–17...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
