A Companion to the Era of Andrew Jackson

A Companion to the Era of Andrew Jackson
Author: Sean Patrick Adams
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 614
Release: 2013-02-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1444335413

A COMPANION TO THE ERA OF ANDREW JACKSON More than perhaps any other president, Andrew Jackson’s story mirrored that of the United States; from his childhood during the American Revolution, through his military actions against both Native Americans and Great Britain, and continuing into his career in politics. As president, Jackson attacked the Bank of the United States, railed against disunion in South Carolina, defended the honor of Peggy Eaton, and founded the Democratic Party. In doing so, Andrew Jackson was not only an eyewitness to some of the seminal events of the Early American Republic; he produced an indelible mark on the nation’s political, economic, and cultural history. A Companion to the Era of Andrew Jackson features a collection of more than 30 original essays by leading scholars and historians that consider various aspects of the life, times, and legacy of the seventh president of the United States. Topics explored include life in the Early American Republic; issues of race, religion, and culture; the rise of the Democratic Party; Native American removal events; the Panic of 1837; the birth of women’s suffrage, and more.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson
Author: H. W. Brands
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-10-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1400030722

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The First American comes the first major single-volume biography in a decade of the president who defined American democracy • "A big, rich biography.” —The Boston Globe H. W. Brands reshapes our understanding of this fascinating man, and of the Age of Democracy that he ushered in. An orphan at a young age and without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, Jackson showed that the presidency was not the exclusive province of the wealthy and the well-born but could truly be held by a man of the people. On a majestic, sweeping scale Brands re-creates Jackson’s rise from his hardscrabble roots to his days as frontier lawyer, then on to his heroic victory in the Battle of New Orleans, and finally to the White House. Capturing Jackson’s outsized life and deep impact on American history, Brands also explores his controversial actions, from his unapologetic expansionism to the disgraceful Trail of Tears.

Life of Andrew Jackson

Life of Andrew Jackson
Author: James Parton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 756
Release: 1860
Genre: Presidents
ISBN:

Copy held by Manuscripts Div. (John J. Dargan papers) includes Vol. II and III only; includes annotations and notes on endpapers indexing topics of interest to J.J. Dargan.

Old Hickory:Andrew Jackson and the American People

Old Hickory:Andrew Jackson and the American People
Author: Albert Marrin
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2004-12-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 110112685X

From a childhood steeped in poverty, violence, and patriotic pride, Andrew Jackson rose to the heights of celebrity and power. The first popularly elected president, he won admiration by fighting corruption, championing the common man, shaping the power of the executive office, and preserving the fragile union of the young United States. Yet Jackson's ruthless pursuit of what he believed to be "progress" left indelible stains on the nation's conscience: broken treaties and the Trail of Tears are among Old Hickory's darker legacies. Vivid detail and unflinching analysis characterize Albert Marrin's fascinating rendering of the adventurous life, painful complexity, and continuing controversy that define the Age of Jackson.

Andrew the Great

Andrew the Great
Author: M. King
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2018-03-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781986484640

Who was Andrew Jackson? We see him every time an ATM spews out a bunch of $20 bills for us; and again and again when we spend those same bills. We hear or repeat his name, though perhaps not knowingly, whenever the well-known towns of Jacksonville, Florida or Jackson, Mississippi are mentioned; or any of the 14 towns and 22 counties throughout America which also bear his name. Beyond being the 7th President of the United States, this Andrew Jackson fellow sure must have been a man of some great accomplishment and significance -- and indeed he was. In addition to being able to identify his face on the most commonly circulated currency bill in America, and reciting the fact that he was a U.S. President, the "man-in-the-street," assuming he was awake during his schooling years, would probably be able to tell you that Jackson, as a general during the War of 1812, was the hero who defeated superior British forces at the Battle of New Orleans. On the negative side of Jackson's ledger, this same "average Joe," will also tell you that Jackson, a slave-owner, tormented and terrorized the Indians by marching them off of their lands and westward on "The Trail of Tears." (sniffle sniffle) But given Jackson's status as an immortalized "super-hero" of American history - yet fast becoming a "super-villain" -- there has got to be more to his story than most people know. There has also has got to be a reason, other than simply the passage of time, as to why fewer and fewer people today even know about the heroic deeds which made him a legend. And there must also be a reason why so many young people have become more familiar with his alleged mistreatment of the oh-so-blameless and gentle "Native Americans" than anything else he did. Would you believe that the culture-defining "powers that be" which today control academia, banking, media and even entertainment are the direct linear business/political descendants of -- and in at least one significant case, the actual direct genetic descendants of -- the corrupt elites which the dauntless Andrew Jackson battled and defeated during his presidency? It's true, and it's one of the greatest stories no longer told. It is the true story of Andrew the Great. Enjoy.

The Age of Jackson

The Age of Jackson
Author: Robert Vincent Remini
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1972
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: