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52 relations: Aaron Burr, Admission to the bar in the United States, Alexander Hamilton, American imperialism, Antihero, Bar (law), Bar examination, Burr conspiracy, Burr–Hamilton duel, Continental Army, Creation (novel), Double agent, Duel, Electoral College (United States), Empire, Empire (Vidal novel), Europe, Founding Fathers of the United States, Gentleman, George Washington, Gore Vidal, Hardcover, Historical fiction, History of the United States, Hollywood (Vidal novel), Incest, Jacksonian democracy, James Wilkinson, Julian (novel), Law clerk, Law firm, Legitimacy (family law), Lincoln (novel), Martin Van Buren, Messiah (Vidal novel), Narratives of Empire, New York City, Officer (armed forces), Paperback, Random House, Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel J. Tilden, Spanish Empire, The Golden Age (Vidal novel), Theodosia Burr Alston, Thomas Jefferson, United States House of Representatives, United States presidential election, 1800, United States presidential election, 1836, United States presidential election, 1876, ..., Washington, D.C. (novel), 1876 (novel). Expand index (2 more) »
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician.
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Admission to the bar in the United States
Admission to the bar in the United States is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system.
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was a statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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American imperialism
American imperialism is a policy aimed at extending the political, economic, and cultural control of the United States government over areas beyond its boundaries.
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Antihero
An antihero, or antiheroine, is a protagonist in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes such as idealism, courage, and morality.
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Bar (law)
In law, the bar is the legal profession as an institution.
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Bar examination
A bar examination is a test intended to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction.
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Burr conspiracy
The Burr conspiracy was a suspected treasonous cabal of planters, politicians, and army officers in the early 19th century.
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Burr–Hamilton duel
The Burr–Hamilton duel was fought between prominent American politicians Aaron Burr, the sitting Vice President of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton, the former Secretary of the Treasury, at Weehawken, New Jersey on July 11, 1804.
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Continental Army
The Continental Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America.
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Creation (novel)
Creation is an epic historical fiction novel by Gore Vidal published in 1981.
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Double agent
In the field of counterintelligence, a double agent (also double secret agent) is an employee of a secret intelligence service for one country, whose primary purpose is to spy on a target organization of another country, but who, in fact, has been discovered by the target organization and is now spying on their own country's organization for the target organization.
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Duel
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon rules.
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Electoral College (United States)
The United States Electoral College is the mechanism established by the United States Constitution for the election of the president and vice president of the United States by small groups of appointed representatives, electors, from each state and the District of Columbia.
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Empire
An empire is defined as "an aggregate of nations or people ruled over by an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government, usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, Spanish Empire, Portuguese Empire, French Empire, Persian Empire, Russian Empire, German Empire, Abbasid Empire, Umayyad Empire, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire, or Roman Empire".
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Empire (Vidal novel)
Empire is the fourth historical novel in the Narratives of Empire series by Gore Vidal, published in 1987.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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Founding Fathers of the United States
The Founding Fathers of the United States led the American Revolution against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Gentleman
In modern parlance, a gentleman (from gentle + man, translating the Old French gentilz hom) is any man of good, courteous conduct.
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George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732 –, 1799), known as the "Father of His Country," was an American soldier and statesman who served from 1789 to 1797 as the first President of the United States.
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Gore Vidal
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his patrician manner, epigrammatic wit, and polished style of writing.
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Hardcover
A hardcover or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of Binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).
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Historical fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.
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History of the United States
The history of the United States began with the settlement of Indigenous people before 15,000 BC.
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Hollywood (Vidal novel)
Hollywood is the fifth historical novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series.
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Incest
Incest is sexual activity between family members or close relatives.
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Jacksonian democracy
Jacksonian democracy is a 19th-century political philosophy in the United States that espoused greater democracy for the common man as that term was then defined.
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James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson (March 24, 1757 – December 28, 1825) was an American soldier and statesman, who was associated with several scandals and controversies.
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Julian (novel)
Julian is a 1964 novel by Gore Vidal, a work of historical fiction written primarily in the first person dealing with the life of the Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus, (known to Christians as Julian the Apostate), who reigned 360–363 C.E.
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Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is an individual—generally an attorney—who provides direct assistance and counsel to a judge in making legal determinations and in writing opinions by researching issues before the court.
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Law firm
A law firm or a law company is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.
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Legitimacy (family law)
Legitimacy, in traditional Western common law, is the status of a child born to parents who are legally married to each other, and of a child conceived before the parents obtain a legal divorce.
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Lincoln (novel)
Lincoln: A Novel is a historical novel, part of the Narratives of Empire series by Gore Vidal.
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Martin Van Buren
Maarten "Martin" Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American statesman who served as the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841.
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Messiah (Vidal novel)
Messiah is a satirical novel by Gore Vidal, first published in 1954 in the United States by E.P. Dutton.
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Narratives of Empire
The Narratives of Empire series is a heptalogy of historical novels, by Gore Vidal, published between 1967 and 2000, which chronicle the dawn-to-decadence history of the American Empire; the narratives interweave the personal stories of two families with the personages and events of U.S. history.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.
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Paperback
A paperback is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.
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Random House
Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th President of the United States from 1877 to 1881, an American congressman, and governor of Ohio.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Samuel Jones Tilden (February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886) was the 25th Governor of New York and the Democratic candidate for president in the disputed election of 1876.
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Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire (Imperio Español; Imperium Hispanicum), historically known as the Hispanic Monarchy (Monarquía Hispánica) and as the Catholic Monarchy (Monarquía Católica) was one of the largest empires in history.
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The Golden Age (Vidal novel)
The Golden Age, a historical novel published in 2000 by Gore Vidal, is the seventh and final novel in his Narratives of Empire series.
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Theodosia Burr Alston
Theodosia Burr Alston (June 21, 1783 – approximately January 2 or 3, 1813) was the daughter of U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr and Theodosia Bartow Prevost.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, [O.S. April 2] 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.
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United States presidential election, 1800
The United States presidential election of 1800 was the fourth United States presidential election.
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United States presidential election, 1836
The United States presidential election of 1836 was the 13th quadrennial presidential election, held from Thursday, November 3, to Wednesday, December 7, 1836.
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United States presidential election, 1876
The United States presidential election of 1876 was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876.
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Washington, D.C. (novel)
Washington, D.C. is a 1967 novel by Gore Vidal.
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1876 (novel)
1876 is the third historical novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series.
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