Project Gutenberg 2017-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 105 Brady, Joseph P. (Joseph Plunkett) 1869 1931 13018703 The Trial of Aaron Burr Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Trial of Aaron Burr" by Joseph P. Brady is a historical account written in the early 20th century, specifically in the early 1910s. This book delves into the legal proceedings surrounding Aaron Burr, the former Vice President of the United States, who was tried for treason and high misdemeanor following an alleged conspiracy to create an independent nation in the Western territories. It offers detailed insights into the political and judicial landscape of the time, reflecting the era's tensions between Federalists and Jeffersonians. The narrative follows Burr's trial, providing an exhaustive analysis of the prosecution's and defense's arguments, the key figures involved, and the socio-political implications of the trial. Burr's legal team, consisting of some of the era’s most prominent lawyers, battles against the prosecution’s case, led by politically motivated attorneys influenced by President Jefferson. The book highlights the crucial need for evidence, with a particular focus on the requirement of proving "overt acts" of treason, ultimately leading to Burr's acquittal. The author meticulously presents the testimonies and procedural details, bringing to light the complexities of early American law and the personal turmoil faced by Burr as he contended with public opinion and accusations of treason against the backdrop of a young nation still defining its legal identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 E300 Text Browsing: History - American 131983 131993 2024-09-23T03:54:53.495576 2023-09-23T14:47:27.187506 text/html text/html 128003 2017-07-09T06:44:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 962740 2017-07-09T06:44:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1040580 2024-09-23T03:54:57.010606 application/epub+zip 1038938 2024-09-23T03:54:54.427540 application/epub+zip 104955 2024-09-23T03:54:53.922561 application/epub+zip 1089453 2024-09-23T03:54:59.120533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1073326 2024-09-23T03:54:56.524572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140215 2022-09-25T02:51:56.372773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114057 113887 2024-09-23T03:54:53.196568 2023-09-23T14:47:26.935498 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 114240 2017-07-09T06:44:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 40339 2017-07-09T06:44:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17846 2024-09-23T03:54:59.247523 application/rdf+xml 16915 2024-09-23T03:54:54.011539 image/jpeg 2240 2024-09-23T03:54:53.963540 image/jpeg 964548 2024-09-23T03:54:53.534561 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog