{"product_id":"fallen-founder-the-life-of-aaron-burr-paperback","title":"Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Isenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Trash \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Problem of Democracy, \u003c\/i\u003e a controversial challenge to the views of the Founding Fathers offered by Ron Chernow and David McCullough\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lin-Manuel Miranda's play \"Hamilton\" has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With \u003ci\u003eFallen Founder\u003c\/i\u003e, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and--most importantly--a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, \u003ci\u003e Fallen Founder\u003c\/i\u003e is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Isenberg is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003ci\u003e White Trash: The 400-year untold history of class in America\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the coauthor, with Andrew Burstein, of \u003ci\u003eMadison and Jefferson\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the T. Harry Williams Professor of American History at LSU, and writes regularly for Salon.com. Isenberg is the winner of the 2016 Walter \u0026amp; Lillian Lowenfels Criticism Award from the Before Columbus Foundation and was #4 on the 2016 Politico 50 list. She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.45 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454668357810,"sku":"9780143113713","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/241d9e94def2328ae6b3d9d0ff6cda41.webp?v=1778857243","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fallen-founder-the-life-of-aaron-burr-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}