02188cam a2200349 i 4500 1846630105 TxAuBib 20231221120000.0 110124s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011002647 9781439157183 hardcover 1439157189 hardcover (OCoLC)698361318 DLC DLC YDX YDXCP UPZ BKL ABG LIV BWX CDX DLC TLC rda TxAuBib rda Stewart, David O., author. American emperor : Aaron Burr's challenge to Jefferson's America / David O. Stewart. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011. xx, 410 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-387) and index. The dark star of the founding -- Do not play the fool with his name -- The duel -- On the frontier -- The restless west -- Vice President Burr -- "I ... shall seek another country" -- The adventure begins -- Early doubts -- On the world stage -- Burr's threats -- The baron of the Ouachita Valley -- The western world ignites -- High water mark -- Dancing on the Sabine -- The Daveiss factor -- Escape from Blennerhassett Island -- Wilkinson unchained -- Burr in chains -- When cousins collide -- What is treason? -- Sympathy for villainy -- A mammoth of iniquity -- Searching for an overt act -- A drawn battle -- To Britain -- On the continent -- The history of thy crimes. Traces the career of the third U.S. vice president and would-be secession leader, discussing his acrimonious relationship with Thomas Jefferson; his ambitious vision of expansion; and his historical, self-defended trial for treason. 20231221. Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826. Burr, Aaron 1756-1836. Presidents United States Election 1800. United States Politics and government 1797-1801.