My Theodosia
Aaron Burr's daughter, Theodosia, was dedicated to him with single-mindedness. Better than anyone else in the world, she understood her father. It was to her he unburdened himself and in this reconstruction of Theodosia's life we see him clearly mirrored. Anya Seton treats the unusual...
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Aaron Burr's daughter, Theodosia, was dedicated to him with single-mindedness. Better than anyone else in the world, she understood her father. It was to her he unburdened himself and in this reconstruction of Theodosia's life we see him clearly mirrored. Anya Seton treats the unusual relationship in a factual and open manner, sparing us the pedantry of psycho-history.Theodosia Burr emerges as a strong and loyal individual, one who never flinched in the face of what she believed to be her duty.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781556527272 (1556527276)
Publish date: September 1st 2007
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
"My Theodosia" details the brief life of Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Aaron Burr. Picking up on her 17th birthday and continuing until her death at age 30, Anya Seton shows us a picture of a young woman forced into a politically expedient marriage to South Carolinian planter Joseph Alston and...
A solid first outing for Seton. This book tells the story of Aaron Burr and his daughter Theodosia (Theo). I have to admit I didn't recall much of Burr from history class outside of the duel with Alexander Hamilton. At the start of the book Theo is 17 and Burr is vice president of the United States....
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