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Treason
by
David Nevin
America has entered her most trying time. Three powerful men collide in a tale of treason that put the very future of the nation and its democracy at stake.
Aaron Burr shatters the trust he enjoys from the American people by attempting to steal the presidency from under, Jefferson's nose. Stripped of power, Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a raging duel and flees.
General J...more
Aaron Burr shatters the trust he enjoys from the American people by attempting to steal the presidency from under, Jefferson's nose. Stripped of power, Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a raging duel and flees.
General J...more
Paperback, 560 pages
Published
November 18th 2002
by Forge Books
(first published 2001)
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Treason is a part of David Nevin's "The American Story, 1800-1860" historical novel series and takes place from the fall of 1803 through the late summer of 1807. This basically equates to the end of Thomas Jefferson's first term and his entire second term. These were important years in the history of the United States, a timeframe that included the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the election of James Madison.
The novel is essentially about Aaron Burr although we experien...more
The novel is essentially about Aaron Burr although we experien...more
Jan 21, 2009
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The first chapter was very dense and slow, a total historical recap that was pretty boring, even given the fact that it had a lot of new-to-me info. But Chapter 2 really picked up, and I should be finished with the book soon, it is very engaging. Once you get past the first chapter, it becomes far more interesting.
Most of the problems I had with this novel had more to do with aesthetics than writing. A map of the United States at the time the novel was set, for instance, would have done me wonde...more
Most of the problems I had with this novel had more to do with aesthetics than writing. A map of the United States at the time the novel was set, for instance, would have done me wonde...more
Not as good as Mr. Nevin's "1812" or "Dream West", but the subject matter was fascinating: the (former) VP of the US, and the commander of the US Army, in a conspiracy to create a break-away republic. Sounds almost too fanciful to be true; but, it was true! Oddly enough, I found the villains, Aaron Burr and James Wilkinson, to be rather flat, with most of the others, real and fictional, to be more developed. I would have been more interested in finding out more about Wilkinson and Burr, instead...more
Another in the gret David Nevin groups. Well written and informative. Glad I read it.
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David Reinhardt Nevin was born in Washington. His father, a veterinarian in the US Army when it had a horse cavalry, was soon assigned to Fort Sam Houston in Texas. Mr. Nevin joined the US Navy as a teenager and served in the Pacific. After the war he did poorly in college, but could write well enough to be hired as a police reporter for The Brownsville (Texas) Herald. That led to work for Time an...more
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