Aaron Burr cover

Aaron Burr

by William Wise

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.

More by William Wise