Burr | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Charlie Schuyler - This character writes for The Evening Post and narrates part of the novel.

Aaron Burr - This character is 77 years old and marries for the second time at the beginning of the book.

William Leggett - This character once aspired to be an actor, but failed and became editor of The Evening Post.

Martin van Buren - This character is the child of the eighth President of the United States.

Madame Jumel - This character is reputed to have gotten a start at a brothel in Rhode Island.

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