The story of a U.S. Navy officer involved in the treason of Aaron Burr.

In Aaron Burr: Conspiracy to Treason, historian Buckner F. Melton Jr. explores Burr’s extraordinary life from the perspective of his role in what came to be known as the Burr Conspiracy–the scheme to forge a separate American empire out ...

" "In the first book dedicated to this important case, Peter Charles Hoffer unveils a cast of characters ensnared by politics and law at the highest levels of government, including President Thomas Jefferson - one of Burr's bitterest ...

No adventure in American history has been like Aaron Burr's.

--Publisher. "Lewis has produced a masterful and insightful account of the Burr Conspiracy that brilliantly redirects our focus from the events to the robust spin that participants and observers placed on the episodes from the beginning.

The Burr trial pitted Marshall, Jefferson and Burr in a dramatic three-way contest that left a permanent mark on the new nation.