| The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Contributor(s): St George, Judith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425288218 ISBN-13: 9780425288214 Publisher: Speak OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government |
| Dewey: 973.460 |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.30 lbs) 112 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 130572 Reading Level: 7.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Learn more about the men who inspired Hamilton: The Musical in this fascinating look at the historical friends turned revolutionary rivals In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college--one at Princeton, the other at Columbia--and studied law. Both were young staff officers under General George Washington, and both became war heroes. Politics beckoned them, and each served in the newly formed government of the fledgling nation. Why, then, did these two face each other at dawn in a duel that ended with death for one and harsh criticism for the other? Judith St. George's lively biography, told in alternating chapters, brings to life two complex men who played major roles in the formation of the United States. |