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Violence
Some
Historical violence including duels, the Revolutionary War, and political violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language in the historical register
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content in the adult literary register; period-appropriate
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in the 18th-century setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate: the satirical portrait of American founding mythology and the moral complexity of Burr as a figure
What this book is about
Aaron Burr — the founding father who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel and was tried for treason — dictates his irreverent memoirs to a young law clerk in 1830s New York, while the clerk investigates Burr's alleged parenthood of a rising political star. Gore Vidal's satirical historical novel presents the founding fathers as recognizably flawed, ambitious men rather than marble heroes, with sharp wit and meticulous historical research.
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