Alexander Hamilton vs. Aaron Burr. The two men despised each other. The last two times in these pages, I outlined the grinding, seething, and acrimonious disgust that the two political ...

Part I. The roots of hatred -- In the hands of an angry God -- Contentment -- Platonic love is arrant nonsense -- The prodictious glare of almost perpetual lightning -- Refinement -- In the roseate ...

The best historical fiction folds real events into a plausible narrative, with a soupçon of embellishment, without distorting the facts while making these events as relevant as today’s incidents.

On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle. When the duel was ...

Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back for another shot, a role he says “gave me life.” Odom, who played Aaron Burr opposite ...