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That two such men would risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge is almost beyond comprehension. John sedgwick september, 18 may 9, 1864 was a military officer and union army general during the american civil war. War of two by john sedgwick 2016 for sale online ebay. John sedgwick quotes author of war of two goodreads. Matching each others ambition and skill as lawyers in new york, they later battled for power along political fault lines that would decideand definethe future of the united states. John sedgwick talks about the rivalry between alexander hamilton and vice president aaron burr, which resulted in a duel that claimed hamiltons life. In the summer of 1804, two of americas most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the hudson river. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Alexander hamilton, aaron burr, and the duel that stunned the nation is journalist and historian john sedgwick s acute exploration of. Born in 18, he graduated from west point in 1837, later serving in the seminole war, the mexican war, and at various posts in the west.
That two such men would risk not only their lives but the. After matching each others ambition and skill as lawyers in new york, they later. A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between alexander hamilton and aaron burr, whose infamous duel left the founding father dead and turned a sitting vice president into a fugitive. John sedgwick has 31 books on goodreads with 5556 ratings. War of two by john sedgwick, 9781592409693, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Alexander hamilton, aaron burr, and the duel that stunned the nation. It was the duel that stunned the nation, as the novelist and biographer john sedgwick calls.
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