![]() ![]() As his amanuensis, he chooses Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler, a young New York City journalist, and together they explore both Burr's past and the continuing political intrigues of the still young United States. And he is determined to tell his own story. Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler, Aaron Burrs unacknowledged son, returns to a flamboyant America after his long, self-imposed European exile. ![]() Ancestry edit Ancestors of Mathilde Bonaparte Bibliography edit Richardson, Joanna (1969). Vidal’s historical novel is written in the form of a journal detailing the life of character Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler in the 1870s with a focus on the disputed presidential election of 1876. Burr retains much of his political influence if not the respect of all. Princess Mathilde is referred to several times in Gore Vidal 's novel 1876 as being a friend of the fictional narrator, Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler. In 1833, Burr is newly married, an aging statesman considered a monster by many. In 1807, he was arrested, tried, and acquitted of treason. In 1804, while serving as vice president, Aaron Burr fought a duel with his political nemesis, Alexander Hamilton, and killed him. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers.īurr is a portrait of perhaps the most complex and misunderstood of the Founding Fathers. Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. ![]()
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