There's times you're surprised at the thoughts a book prompts. Take the new biography of Aaron Burr by H.W. Brands. I couldn't help but think about how technology may impact authors and readers of ...

If you know anything about Aaron Burr, it is probably only this: He killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. But in a new book called “The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr,” the historian H.W. Brands ...

Aaron Burr was a divisive figure even before July 11, 1804, when he killed Alexander Hamilton in that infamous duel. He was intelligent, good-looking, courageous in battle -- annoying enough. But ...

THE HEARTBREAK OF AARON BURR By H.W. Brands Anchor Books/Random House, $15, 176 pages. In the early history of the United States, the names of two “might-have-beens” stand out.

What readers are saying: " I've read other books about Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, but this one, written from Mary ...

TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Aaron Burr, a lawyer and politician in the early years of the United States, has long had a reputation as a villain, mainly due to his famous killing of political rival ...

Aaron Burr, infamous for ... still have a story shot through with conflicts and question marks,” historian Buckner F. Melton Jr. wrote in his book, “Aaron Burr: Conspiracy to Treason. ...

PARKERSBURG — A local historian and expert on the Blennerhassetts has co-written a book on the last days of Aaron Burr based on an account in a newspaper published nearly 140 years ago. Ray ...

Aaron Burr graduated from Princeton at age 16. Burr was left an orphan at 2 years old. He and his older sister Sally were taken in by their maternal uncle, Timothy Edwards.

Aaron Burr, infamous for ... still have a story shot through with conflicts and question marks,” historian Buckner F. Melton Jr. wrote in his book, “Aaron Burr: Conspiracy to Treason. ...

Her second husband was former Vice President Aaron Burr. Margaret Oppenheimer talked about her book, [The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: A Story of Marriage and Money in the Early Republic].

What readers are saying: “ I’ve read other books about Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, but this one, written from Mary Emmons’ perspective, was the most intriguing, informative and ...