The Duel Joseph J Ellis Summary

Joseph J. Ellis was born in July 18, 1943. He was an American historian and a professor, Ellis got a bachelor’s from college William and Mary and a masters from Yale University. Ellis was well recognized as a scholar of America colonial history up to the early decades. He also taught classes on Vietnam and the American culture and also the 20th century. Ellis is the author of eight books for example Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence was one of New York time bestseller, American sphinx; a biography of Thomas Jefferson got a national book award, His Excellency: George Washington which was also a New York time bestseller. Ellis was the professor that found the ford foundation at Mount Holyoke College where he was a dean …show more content…
On the morning of July 11, 1804 Burr left his home on Richmond Hill with the same clothes of the day before. Burr had black hair and dark eyes. He soon meets his associate William van ness who took him to his appointed location by crossing the Hudson River. While Hamilton left his house on a small boat with his physician David Hosack and his associate Nathaniel Pendleton. Hamilton was different from burr he had fair skin and blue eyes. Hamilton and Burr were heading to Weehawken, this place was going to be for their dueling; even though dueling was illegal they did not care. When everyone was in position shots were fired, leaving Hamilton fatally wounded, unlike burr he did get shot or even hurt. Hamilton was taken back home where he died two day later. Burr didn’t get charged of anything because both parties fired, And all because both had a …show more content…
In this chapter he talks about Adams returning home, and all the good things he did. Ellis also talks about how Jefferson betrayed Adam’s friendship. It also talks about how Jefferson lost his daughter at birth and Abagail sends him a letter talking about the loss of his child. He thought it was a time to reconnect to Adam, so he responded to her letter and started talking to him again. They talked about many subject for example slavery, that each state should determine if slavery should be admitted or not. How their philosophies are going to affect the civil war and many other topics. The letters provide them a way to talk about their problems, and how they could be able to resolve them. I like this chapter because it talks about all the problems they had and at the end they resume their friendship, they remembered all the good experiences they had together which meant a lot to