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Jose Nieves
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The Duel Essay

In chapter one of the book "The Duel" written by John Ellis, many different topics of how it all went down, and how the story actually went. Alexander Hamilton had expressed his feelings about Aaron Burr. I The duel was avoidable for sure, at least I think that. The Vice President of the United States wanted Hamilton killed. Hamilton thinks Burr is a venturesome man. In the end of the duel itself in the chapter, both Burr and Hamilton had suffered "casualties". The duel went down like this. Burr had challenged Hamilton to a duel. "Hamilton concluded he could not refuse the challenge without staining his honor." (Page 31-32) The duel was held at a small area of 10 feet wide


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