Review of Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History by Don Brown

Authors

Christiana O. Manthei, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

City

New York, New York, United States of America

Date of Publication

2015

ISBN

9781596439986

Date of Review

2017

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Modern Literature | United States History

Keywords

Children's literature, reviews, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, duels, biography

Review

This book chronicles Aaron Burr and Alexander’s similarities in their early lives and their conflicts in their later lives focusing specifically on their duel. It presents an accurate view of history, but the author does not give many reasons that the two men disliked each other, merely citing political differences and supposed slanders. It is an interesting topic for a children’s book, but history is important to learn from; in this case, a parent or teacher can use this book to teach children to be kind and think through their decisions because emotions alone can lead to bad decisions. The pictures were well done and fit well with the story. Recommended. Christiana Manthei, Centennial Library Intern

Recommended Citation

Manthei, Christiana O., "Review of Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History by Don Brown" (2017). Library Intern Book Reviews. 163.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews/163

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