{"product_id":"the-burr-conspiracy-james-e-lewis-9780691177168","title":"The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multifaceted portrait of the early American republic as seen through the lens of the Burr Conspiracy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1805 and 1806, Aaron Burr, former vice president of the newly formed American republic, traveled through the Trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a mysterious enterprise, for which he was arrested and tried for treason in 1807. This book explores the political and cultural forces that shaped how Americans made sense of the uncertain rumors and reports about Burr's intentions and movements, and examines what the resulting crisis reveals about their anxieties concerning the new nation's fragile union and uncertain republic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBurr was said to have enticed some people with plans to liberate Spanish Mexico, others with promises of land in the Orleans Territory, still others with talk of building a new empire beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The Burr Conspiracy was a cause c l bre of the early republic--with Burr cast as the chief villain of the Founding Fathers--even as the evidence against him was vague and conflicting. Rather than trying to discover the real intentions of Burr or his accusers--Thomas Jefferson foremost among them--James E. Lewis Jr. looks at how differing understandings of the Burr Conspiracy were shaped by everything from partisan politics and biased newspapers to notions of honor and gentility. He also traces the enduring legacy of the stories that were told and accepted during this moment of uncertainty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Burr Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of the United States at a time when it was far from clear to its people how long it would last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James E. Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691177163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691177168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.60w x 2.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018","brand":"James E. Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987358777599,"sku":"9780691177168","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_305131e6-74ac-42ce-8c32-e7d91c341417.jpg?v=1683288514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-burr-conspiracy-james-e-lewis-9780691177168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}