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1.14: The Aaron Burr Crisis

1.14: The Aaron Burr Crisis

Update: 2024-08-16
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Aaron Burr plots a conspiracy. To stop it, General Wilkinson places New Orleans under military dictatorship. French speakers prove their loyalty to the United States.


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The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis by by James E. Lewis Jr.


The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell


The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette


City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300 by Jason Berry


"William C. C. Claiborne: Profile of a Democrat" by John D. Winters


https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/duel-burr-conspiracy/cx


https://www.history.com/news/aaron-burrs-notorious-treason-case


https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-4459


https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-4537




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1.14: The Aaron Burr Crisis

1.14: The Aaron Burr Crisis

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