1.14: The Aaron Burr Crisis

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City History: New Orleans

Steve Keller

32 episodes

1 week ago

A podcast exploring the history of New Orleans. Your support helps buy the books needed to make each episode! https://ko-fi.com/cityhistory We'll cover New Orleans's founding, its evolution through French, Spanish and American rule, the battle that saved it in 1815, Congo Square, its dramatic capture and occupation during the Civil War, its unique legacy of race and slavery, how it survived Prohibition, the Depression and hurricanes, Mardi Gras, jazz and the future New Orleans may (or may not) have.

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1.14: The Aaron Burr Crisis

City History: New Orleans

22 minutes 22 seconds

1 year ago

1.14: The Aaron Burr Crisis

Aaron Burr plots a conspiracy. To stop it, General Wilkinson places New Orleans under military dictatorship. French speakers prove their loyalty to the United States.

The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis by by James E. Lewis Jr.

The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell

The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette

City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300 by Jason Berry

"William C. C. Claiborne: Profile of a Democrat" by John D. Winters

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/duel-burr-conspiracy/cx

https://www.history.com/news/aaron-burrs-notorious-treason-case

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-4459

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-4537

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