Table of Contents
Introduction: A Sword to the Face 9
Chapter 1 The Man With Handsome Eyes 11
Only a Mother 12
"His Eyes Were Handsome" 15
Roosters and Horses 16
A Boy Goes to War 20
Chapter 2 From Schoolroom to Courtroom 27
A Pathway to Law 29
Boys Behaving Badly 32
Lawyer for Hire 33
A Road to Tennessee 34
Chapter 3 The Lovely Rachel Donelson 37
Quite the Beauty 39
Courtship and Marriage 40
Chapter 4 Politics and Dueling 45
A Word on Slavery 47
Politics 49
About Those Famous Duels 54
Chapter 5 Indian War 59
The Red Sticks 60
An Indian Troublemaker 62
Orders to Indian Country 63
Murder and Massacre 65
A Friend for Life 67
The Infamous Davy Crockett 70
The Indian Prince 71
The Bloody Battle of Horseshoe Bend 73
Into the Swamps 78
Chapter 6 The Story Behind "Old Hickory" 83
The Battle of New Orleans 84
The March on Pensacola 90
Sickness and Soldiering 91
Chapter 7 The Journey to the White House 95
The 1824 Presidential Race 97
The 1828 Campaign 100
Inaugurated 102
Chapter 8 The Presidency 105
The Cotton Tariff 108
The Power Struggle 110
The Indian Removal Act and The Trail of Tears 112
The Battle of the Banks 116
Another Win 120
Texas Independence 122
Chapter 9 The Jacksonian Legacy 129
Controversies 132
Slavery and Racism 134
The Trail of Tears 138
The Nullification Proclamation 142
History Remembers 145
Andrew Jackson in the 21st Century 147
Author's Note 149
Timeline 151
Glossary 155
Index 161
Bibliography 167
Author Bio 170
