Duel!

By Dennis B. Fradin

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Burr-Hamilton Duel, Weehawken, N.J., 1804

Description: In the early morning hours of July 11, 1804, two men stood facing each other on a New Jersey cliff side. One was the U.S. vice president, Aaron Burr, and the other was Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury. They were ready to fight to the death for honor.