Secondary Source Bibliography

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. So Many Stories: The Circulation of Information in the Early Republic 15
5. First Interlude. A Crisis in the Cabinet 43
6. Lexington and Frankfort, Kentucky: July through December 1806 55
7. Guilt beyond Question: The Narrative of Thomas Jefferson 86
8. The Threat to the Union 118
9. Second Interlude. The Crime on Blennerhassett Island 148
10. The Enterprise Commenced: The Cipher Letter as a Narrative 167
11. New Orleans, Orleans Territory: November 1806 through May 1807 209
12. The Threat to the Republic 246
13. Third Interlude. The Arrest of Aaron Burr 272
14. Richmond, Virginia: March through October 1807 291
15. “Who is Blennerhassett?” The Narrative of William Wirt 339
16. The Conflict over Burr’s Followers 369
17. Fourth Interlude. A “Rising” in Baltimore 393
18. Final Accounts of the Burr Conspiracy 411
19. Conclusion 457
20. Acknowledgments 463
21. Abbreviations 467
22. Notes 471
23. Primary Source Bibliography 643
24. Secondary Source Bibliography 675
25. Illustration Credits 699
26. Index 701