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Aaron Burr and the Young Nation

Author: Ingram, W. Scott

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 8.4
Points 2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 11774
Points per Word 0.00017
Page Count 112
Points per Page 0.017857

Description

This book examines the life of Aaron Burr during the formative years of the United States. It covers his term as Vice President and his famous duel with Alexander Hamilton, which resulted in Hamilton's death. The book also details Burr's later scheme to seize western territory and establish his own nation, which led to charges of treason.