Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821

Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821

by Robert V. Remini
Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821

Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821

by Robert V. Remini

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Overview

Available in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. Volume One covers the role Jackson played in America's territorial expansion, bringing to life a complex character who has often been seen simply as a rough-hewn country general. Volume Two traces Jackson's senatorial career, his presidential campaigns, and his first administration as President. Volume Three covers Jackson's reelection to the presidency and the weighty issues with which he was faced: the nullification crisis, the tragic removal of the Indians beyond the Mississippi River, the mounting violence throughout the country over slavery, and the tortuous efforts to win the annexation of Texas.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780801859113
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 04/10/1998
Series: Andrew Jackson Series
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 544
Sales rank: 543,640
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.70(h) x 5.20(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Robert V. Remini is professor emeritus of history and the humanities at the Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago. The New York Times has called him "the foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time." He is the author of many books, including biographies of Daniel Webster and Henry Clay.

Table of Contents

preface, 1998
Preface
Chronology of Jackson's Life, 1767-1821
Geaealogies of the Donelson, Bulter, Jackson, and Hutchinson Families

1. Beginnings
2. Revolutionary Sodier Boy
3. The Law Student
4. Frontier Gentleman and Lawyer
5. Marriage
6. Creating a New State
7. Land Speculator and Congressman
9. The Duel
10. The Burr Conspiracy
11. "Who Are We?"
12. Old Hickory
12. The Creel War: Disaster
14. The Creek War: Victory
15. "I Act Without the Orders of the Government"
16. "We May...Have a Fandango"
17. The Invasion Begins
18. The Savior of His Country
19. The COurse of American Empire
20. United States v. Major General Andrew Jackson
21. "Brothers Listen...I Am Your Friend and Brother"
22. To Seize Florida
23. The First Seminole War
24. Expansion and Removal
25. Governor of Florida

Notes
Index

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