Three Men of Destiny: Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett

Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett were three men of destiny in 19th century American history who had much in common in family and ancestral ties, in character, mannerisms and political and social outlook as they shaped the fabric of a nation that was to gradually emerge as the greatest, most influential in the world.

They were a gallant and fearless trio of men, hewn from the same genealogical and cultural stick that was rooted back across the Atlantic Ocean in lowland Scotland and in north-east Ireland (the province of Ulster) a century and more before they were born as first American citizens in what was then the outer ring of the Western frontier.

The families of all three, folk with antecedents in lowland Scotland, had taken the arduous and dangerous passage across the Atlantic from Ulster in the mid-18th century in the daunting quest for freedom and a new life and opportunity in the American colonies.

How truly remarkable it was that from this momentous trail-blazing emigration journey, that within a very short period of time, the Jackson, Houston and Crockett names were being carved with enormous pride across this great expanse of land that stretches from sea to shining sea in the United States of America.

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Three Men of Destiny: Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett

Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett were three men of destiny in 19th century American history who had much in common in family and ancestral ties, in character, mannerisms and political and social outlook as they shaped the fabric of a nation that was to gradually emerge as the greatest, most influential in the world.

They were a gallant and fearless trio of men, hewn from the same genealogical and cultural stick that was rooted back across the Atlantic Ocean in lowland Scotland and in north-east Ireland (the province of Ulster) a century and more before they were born as first American citizens in what was then the outer ring of the Western frontier.

The families of all three, folk with antecedents in lowland Scotland, had taken the arduous and dangerous passage across the Atlantic from Ulster in the mid-18th century in the daunting quest for freedom and a new life and opportunity in the American colonies.

How truly remarkable it was that from this momentous trail-blazing emigration journey, that within a very short period of time, the Jackson, Houston and Crockett names were being carved with enormous pride across this great expanse of land that stretches from sea to shining sea in the United States of America.

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Three Men of Destiny: Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett

Three Men of Destiny: Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett

by Billy Kennedy
Three Men of Destiny: Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett

Three Men of Destiny: Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett

by Billy Kennedy

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Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett were three men of destiny in 19th century American history who had much in common in family and ancestral ties, in character, mannerisms and political and social outlook as they shaped the fabric of a nation that was to gradually emerge as the greatest, most influential in the world.

They were a gallant and fearless trio of men, hewn from the same genealogical and cultural stick that was rooted back across the Atlantic Ocean in lowland Scotland and in north-east Ireland (the province of Ulster) a century and more before they were born as first American citizens in what was then the outer ring of the Western frontier.

The families of all three, folk with antecedents in lowland Scotland, had taken the arduous and dangerous passage across the Atlantic from Ulster in the mid-18th century in the daunting quest for freedom and a new life and opportunity in the American colonies.

How truly remarkable it was that from this momentous trail-blazing emigration journey, that within a very short period of time, the Jackson, Houston and Crockett names were being carved with enormous pride across this great expanse of land that stretches from sea to shining sea in the United States of America.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781932307962
Publisher: Emerald House Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 09/28/2008
Series: Scots-Irish Chronicles , #10
Pages: 199
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Billy Kennedy has written ten books in the Scots-Irish Chronicles, a popular series that focuses on the 18th century American frontier settlements. He lives in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland, and has been a leading journalist there for the past 30 years. He has occupied the roles of Religious Affairs and Cultural Correspondent, Political Correspondent, Assistant Editor, and News Editor with the Belfast News Letter. On his regular visits to the United States, Kennedy lectures on the subject of the Scots-Irish diaspora at various universities, historical and genealogical societies, and government facilities in the southeastern states.

Table of Contents


About the Author Foreword from America Foreword from Northern Ireland Scots-Irish archetypes of the first United States century Northern Ireland
1 A common heritage which bonded jackson, houston and crockett
2 The Ulster connection: Andrew Jackson
3 The roots of Carrickfergus - home to the Jacksons
4 The Ulster connection - Sam Houston
5 The Ulster connection - David Crockett
6 Jackson Chronology: Time Line
7 Andrew Jackson - the early years in the Carolinas
8 Andrew Jackson - move to the Tennessee Territory
9 Andrew Jackson - his role as a politician and a statesman
10 Andrew Jackson - his personal faith
11 The Andrew Jackson legacy
12 The final hours of Andrew Jackson
13 Rachel (Donelson) Jackson - frontierswoman and President's wife
14 Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson - devoted mother of a President
15 How Andrew Jackson is viewed at The Hermitage today
16 The Jacks and the Jacksons
17 Houston Chronology: Time Line
18 Sam Houston - the early years in Virginia and Tennessee
19 Sam Houston - in the line of fire
20 Sam Houston - on the Texas trail
21 Sam Houston's Presidential aspirations
22 Sam Houston - a second marriage and the final years
23 The legacy of Sam Houston
24 Elizabeth (Paxton) Houston - mother of an American luminary
25 Crockett Chronology: Time Line
26 David Crockett - the early years
27 David Crockett - on the move in Tennessee
28 David Crockett - public representative in Tennessee and at Washington
29 David Crockett - the trail to Texas, and The Alamo
30 David Crockett - his last letter home
31 A daughter's recollection of a father
32 David Crockett - theabsorbing storyteller, raconteur and musician
33 Mary Polly Finaly (Finley) - wife to David Crockett
34 The legacy of David Crockett
35 The Roll of Honour at The Alamo
36 "Big Foot" Wallace and his Texas conquests
37 The origins of the Scots-Irish
38 Raw courage of a proud people
39 The other Scots-Irish Presidents
40 Scots-Irish signers of the American Declaration of Independence
41 Another Ulster Jackson of acclaim in America
42 A celebrated American's view of the Scots-Irish
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