Aaron Burr is most commonly known for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel, but there was a bit more to him. He happened to be the running mate of Thomas Jefferson for the presidency, and during that time, he challenged him. He had some wild ideas about the state of the nation and what was happening in the immediate future. He had some shady dealings with some equally shady characters, and I had a great time learning about that. I didn't realize he was into so many things. I think that Thomas Jefferson should have charged him with treason much sooner than he did, certainly.

You would imagine that this book would be a dry historical nonfiction about a couple of Revolutionary men, but that would be wrong. Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson's relationship had some depth, to say the least. Even though I knew about Burr and Alexander Hamilton's issues, I didn't realize he was such a distasteful character all around. I think I would have hated him in real life. His personality just seems so distasteful to me. This book was well researched, and I think the author did a great job of looking at Burr in his complete person. Often, we like to look at American history in the best possible light, especially those in the Revolutionary era, without taking notice of shenanagins and poor relationships that they were in. This was certainly a different time we are living in now, and it is very neat to compare the differences. I liked this book a lot more than I was expecting to.