NEXT POST: A review of PBS's The War of 1812.

UPDATE: The latest issue of Patriots of the American Revolution (Sept./Oct.) is now shipping. My article on the Alexander Hamilton – Aaron Burr duel appears in the Culture, Art, & Conflict section (VIEW PDF). Titled “Burr's Behavior to Hamilton's Harangues: The Duel,” this feature also includes a detailed look at the Code Duello. My next piece will present Thomas Paine’s controversial pamphlet titled The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology.