Interesting historical fiction based on the life of Theodosia Burr Alston the daughter of Aaron Burr, Vice President to Thomas Jefferson and known for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel and being tried for treason for an attempt to form a Republic of the South West for which he was certainly guilty but they could not find enough evidence to convict him. Burr was a hard and scheming scoundrel and was disliked by many including Hamilton. He lived extravagantly but he was always hounded by creditors.
Theodosia was Burr’s great weakness; he doted on her and Theodosia, in return would always support and defend her father against any one or any thing. Burrs influence was very great; he oversaw her education and even chose a dullard (but very rich) for her husband.
The lives, the culture and the way people lived in upper class society in the 1800’s in Charleston, Georgetown in the city and on plantations and the politics of the day combined with a charming story of an educated young girl pushed , for political reasons, into a bad marriage which would take her away from all she was familiar with made a good read.
Theodosia was Burr’s great weakness; he doted on her and Theodosia, in return would always support and defend her father against any one or any thing. Burrs influence was very great; he oversaw her education and even chose a dullard (but very rich) for her husband.
The lives, the culture and the way people lived in upper class society in the 1800’s in Charleston, Georgetown in the city and on plantations and the politics of the day combined with a charming story of an educated young girl pushed , for political reasons, into a bad marriage which would take her away from all she was familiar with made a good read.
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