Founding Brothers - Joseph Ellis Chapter 1 - The Duel This chapter talks about the famous duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, and the controversy surrounding the different accounts of the mornings events. It is believed that Hamilton fired first, but that he intentionally aimed to miss Burr, which he did. It is believed that Burr fired two shots, one of which of which was a fatal wound to Hamilton, entering 4 inches above his hip, …showed first 75 words of 1042 total…

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