About this title: In 1800, Thomas Jefferson has just been elected president, and the two parties which have emerged--Republicans and Federalists--are struggling for ascendency. The battle eventually boils down to the fight between James Madison (and his formidable wife, Dolley) and Aaron Burr, Jefferson's vice president, to succeed Jefferson as president.
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Edition: 1st Edition-1st Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Book, N. Y.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780812524741ISBN:0812524748
Description: Cover Art. Reading Copy. No Jacket. Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. X-Library-------------Reading copy rated from good to very fine.......We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by. read more
Description: Like New. Forgem PB, 2001, 1st PB printing. Appears never read, clean, tight binding, no markings or highlighting, minimal shelf wear. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Forge
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780812524741ISBN:0812524748
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 1st printing. Bright and colorful front cover. No distracting marks, store stamps, or creases in spine. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Forge
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780812524741ISBN:0812524748
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 1st printing. Bright and colorful front cover. No distracting marks or store stamps. Slight creases in spine. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First edition. 1st printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Forge
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312855123ISBN:0312855125
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has very minor wear, binding is tight and square, pages are clean and unmarked. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 464 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"The first chapter was very dense and slow, a total historical recap that was pretty boring, even given the fact that it had a lot of new-to-me info. But Chapter 2 really picked up, and I should be finished with the book soon, it is very engaging. Once you get past the first chapter, it becomes far more interesting.
Most of the problems I had with this novel had more to do with aesthetics than writing. A map of the United States at the time the novel was set, for instance, would have done me wonders. I kept trying to imagine the country as it was, but since it has been about fifteen years since my high school history class (where they made me label something like twenty different maps), the details were fuzzy. I felt like a map could easily have been added to the front and/or rear endpage.
Also, like most novels of historical fiction, I was left wondering just how much was fact and how much was fiction. I would have loved some footnotes or, at a minimum, a quick authors note at the end. Even a list of sources would've been great. As it was, I am left wondering, did Aaron Burr really try to steal the presidency and the Louisiana Purchase, or was this a very detailed "what if"? I'm guessing it is more historical, but I would love to not have to guess.
The writing was good, although a few main points were very obviously repeated. Yes, yes, so Burr lost his parents - especially his mother - at a very young age. And by the fifth repetition of the fact that Burr was a victim of his own actions, author of his own downfall, I think I grasped the point; no need to beat me another four or five times with it.
Overall, however, I enjoyed this story. It made me think about history, and brought some of the Founding Fathers - and in the case of Dolly Madison, Founding Mothers - to life, and it made me want to investigate American History more thoroughly."
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