On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle. When the duel ...

Alexander Hamilton vs. Aaron Burr. The two men despised each other. The last two times in these pages, I outlined the grinding, seething, and acrimonious disgust that the two political parties ...

Object Details author Sedgwick, John 1954- Subject Hamilton, Alexander 1757-1804 Burr, Aaron 1756-1836 Contents Part I. The roots of hatred -- In the hands of an angry God -- Contentment -- Platonic ...