{"product_id":"fallen-founder-isbn-9780143113713","title":"Fallen Founder","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Trash \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Problem of Democracy,\u003c\/i\u003e a controversial challenge to the views of the Founding Fathers offered by Ron Chernow and David McCullough\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lin-Manuel  Miranda's play \"Hamilton\" has reignited interest in the founding  fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of  characters. With \u003ci\u003eFallen Founder\u003c\/i\u003e, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America,\u003ci\u003e Fallen Founder\u003c\/i\u003e is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era.\"Full of insight and new research. An important and engaging account.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sterling biography.\"--\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Isenberg offers justice to a maligned man.\"--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Isenberg's  meticulous biography reveals a gifted lawyer, politician, and orator  who championed civility in government and even feminist ideals, in a  political climate that bears a marked resemblance to our own.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003eNancy Isenberg is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003ci\u003e White Trash: The 400-year untold history of class in America\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the coauthor, with Andrew Burstein, of \u003ci\u003eMadison and Jefferson\u003c\/i\u003e.  She is the T. Harry Williams Professor of American History at LSU, and  writes regularly for Salon.com. Isenberg is the winner of the 2016  Walter \u0026amp; Lillian Lowenfels Criticism Award from the Before Columbus  Foundation and was #4 on the 2016 Politico 50 list. She lives in Baton  Rouge, Louisiana, and Charlottesville, Virginia.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300611707109,"sku":"NP9780143113713","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143113713.jpg?v=1767726678","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/fallen-founder-isbn-9780143113713","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}