The Life of Andrew Jackson

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Pub. Date: 2001-08-02
Publisher(s): HarperCollins Publications
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Summary

The classic one-volume biography of Andrew JacksonRobert 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 States in the meticulously crafted single-volume abridgement.

Author Biography

Robert V. Remini is a Professor Emeritus of History and Humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Chronology of Jackson's Life, 1767--1845 xi
Genealogy of the Jackson Family xv
Boy from the Waxhaw District
1(13)
Frontiersman and Lawyer
14(14)
Congressman Jackson
28(14)
The Duel
42(13)
Old Hickory
55(13)
The Creek War
68(18)
The Battle of New Orleans
86(19)
Indian Removal
105(11)
The First Seminole War
116(13)
Governor Jackson
129(8)
An Era of Corruption
137(20)
``Jackson and Reform''
157(15)
The First People's Inaugural
172(11)
The Reform Begins
183(7)
Political Upheaval
190(18)
Return to Reform
208(12)
The Bank War Begins
220(13)
Jackson and the Union
233(11)
The Union Preserved
244(8)
``The Grand Triumphal Tour''
252(9)
Panic!
261(11)
The End of the Bank
272(6)
The Hermitage Fire
278(5)
Jacksonian Diplomacy
283(12)
Jacksonian Democracy
295(14)
Texas
309(6)
Life in the White House
315(12)
Farewell
327(9)
Retirement
336(6)
The Silver Jubilee
342(4)
``We Must Regain Texas''
346(8)
``We Will All Meet in Heaven''
354(7)
Notes 361(36)
Bibliography 397(2)
Index 399

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