Bibliograph

The life of Andrew Jackson, Robert V. Remini

Type

Label

The life of Andrew Jackson, Robert V. Remini

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesportraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The life of Andrew Jackson

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

310399292

Responsibility statement

Robert V. Remini

Summary

Never an apologist, Remini portrays Jackson as a foreceful, sometimes tragic, hero--a man whose strength and flaws were larger than life, a president whose conviction provided the nation with one of the most influential, colorful, and controversial administrations in our history

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Chronology of Jackson's life, 1767-1845 -- Genealogy of the Jackson family -- boy from the Waxhaw district -- Frontiersman and lawyer -- Congressman Jackson -- The duel -- Old Hickory -- The Creek War -- The battle of New Orleans -- Indian removal -- The first Seminole war -- Governor Jackson -- An era of corruption -- "Jackson and reform" -- The first people's inaugural -- The reform begins -- Political upheaval -- Return to reform -- The bank war begins -- Jackson and the Union -- The Union preserved -- "The grand triumphal tour" -- Panic! -- The end of the bank -- The Hermitage fire -- Jacksonian diplomacy -- Jacksonian democracy -- Texas -- Life in the White House -- Farewell -- Retirement -- The silver jubilee -- "We must regain Texas" -- "We will all meet in heaven."

Target audience

adult

Creator