Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-295) and index.
Contents:
Prologue -- 1. The "hand of malignity" -- 2. The political maestro -- 3. "The man whom his country delights to honor" -- 4. The revolution's inspired wordsmith -- 5. The embattled vice president -- 6. The grand jury convenes -- 7. "The most finished scoundrel" -- 8. The Burr Expedition, and ruin -- 9. A landmark subpoena and indictments -- 10. Eye of the storm -- 11. The trial of the century begins -- 12. Eden and the serpent -- 13. "Will o' the wisp treason" -- 14. Marshall's ruling for the ages -- 15. "A sort of drawn battle" -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
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