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The classic one-volume biography of Andrew Jackson Robert V. Remini's prizewinning, three-volumn biography, The Life of Andrew Jackson , won the National Book Award upon it's completion in 1984. Now, Remini captures the essence of the life and career of the seventh president of the United... read more
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Characters/People edit
Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- Washington
- Tennessee
- White House
- Florida
- Texas
- South Carolina
- New York
- Nashville
- Philadelphia
- Kentucky
- Virginia
- Spain
- Mississippi River
- France
- Natchez
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Pensacola
- Great Britain
- Mexico
- Pennsylvania
- New Orleans
- Maryland
- Missouri
- East Room
- America
- Charleston
- Hero
- New England
- Baltimore
- Massachusetts
- Republic
- Cumberland
- Knoxville
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Europe
- Salisbury
- South Carolinian
- Russia
- Delaware
- Verplanck
- Heaven
- Cuba
- New Jersey
First Sentence edit
IT WAS NOT HALF AN HOUR BEFORE DAWN, January 8, 1815.
Table of Contents edit
Preface
Chronology of Jackson's Life, 1767-1845
Genealogy of the Jackson Family
1. Boy from the Waxhaw District
2. Frontiersman and Lawyer
3. Congressman Jackson
4. The Duel
5. Old Hickory
6. The Creek War
7. The Battle of New Orleans
8. Indian Removal
9. The First Seminole War
10. Governor Jackson
11. An Era of Corruption
12. "Jackson and Reform"
13. The First People's Inaugural
14. The Reform Begins
15. Political Upheaval
16. Return to Reform
17. The Bank War Begins
18. Jackson and the Union
19. The Union Preserved
20. "The Grand Triumphal Tour"
21. Panic!
22. The End of the Bank
23. The Hermitage Fire
24. Jacksonian Diplomacy
25. Jacksonian Democracy
26. Texas
27. Life in the White House
28. Farewell
29. Retirement
30. The Silver Jubilee
31. "We Must Regain Texas"
32. "We Will All Meet In Heaven"
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert V. Remini (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper & Row
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0060159049
Page Count: 480
Publisher: Harper & Row
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0060159049
Page Count: 480
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E392 .R454 1988
- Dewey: 973.5610924
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Revolution & Founding
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › People, A-Z › ( J ) › Jackson, Andrew
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Antebellum
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › United States
- Books › History › World › 19th Century
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Presidents & Heads of State
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