Burr (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Gore Vidal
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1833-1840; and Burr’s memoirs, covering 1776-1807
- Setting: New York City; Washington, D.C.; and the western states and territories
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: New York
- Locales: New York, NY
Characters Discussed
Aaron Burr, a Revolutionary War officer, U.S. senator, investor, vice president of the United States under Thomas Jefferson, and killer of Alexander Hamilton in a duel. He was acquitted of charges of treason associated with trying to separate the western states from the Union. The Burr of the plot is seventy-seven years old at its opening. He marries a rich widow who spends the next four years, his last four, suing him. He enjoys life in spite of two strokes and continuing financial disasters, and he mildly enjoys his reputation as “the hellish Aaron Burr...
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