Aaron Burr

About the Book

On May 4th 1812, a transatlantic sailing ship, the Aurora, reached Boston harbor. Aboard was a passenger traveling under an assumed name.

Only the Aurora’s captain knew that “Mr. Adolphus Arnot” was really one of the most famous—and infamous—American’s of the age; that he was, in fact, the celebrated and notorious Colonel Aaron Burr.

About the Author

William Wise is the author of several widely acclaimed YA biographies. Aaron Burr followed his earlier Alexander Hamilton, a Junior Literary Guild selection, reprinted extensively by the United States Information Service.