Always absorbing' (The New Yorker).Series of historical novels by Gore Vidal It is probably impossible to be an American and not be fascinated and impressed by Vidal's telescoping of our early history.

With their broad canvas and sprawling cast of fictional and historical characters, these novels present a panorama of American politics and imperialism, as interpreted by one of our most incisive and ironic observers. Burr is the first novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series, which spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to post-World War II. Together, they explore both Burr's pastâ 'and the continuing civic drama of their young nation. But he is determined to tell his own story, and he chooses to confide in a young New York City journalist named Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler.

In 1833, Burr is newly married, an aging statesman considered a monster by many. In 1807, he was arrested, tried, and acquitted of treason. In 1804, while serving as vice president, Aaron Burr fought a duel with his political nemesis, Alexander Hamilton, and killed him. Here is an extraordinary portrait of one of the most complicatedâ 'and misunderstoodâ 'figures among the Founding Fathers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, jacket laminated by Vidal. Vidalâ s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife Valerie was born in 1946. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, 'Valerie - love - Gore.' The recipient, Valerie Gore was the authorâ s sister. BUND.įirst edition of this classic novel. As new,first thus edition, first printing in grey cloth boards, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. As his amanuensis, he chooses Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler, a young New York City journalist, and together they explore both Burr's past and the continuing political intrigues of the still young United States. And he is determined to tell his own story. Burr retains much of his political influence if not the respect of all. BURR is a portrait of perhaps the most complex and misunderstood of the Founding Fathers. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers. Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years.

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