The Petticoat Affair,9780807126349

The Petticoat Affair

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ISBN13: 9780807126349
ISBN10: 0807126349
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-10-01
Publisher(s): Louisiana State Univ Pr
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Summary

A stubborn man of deep principles, Andrew Jackson reacted violently to political or social injustice. Rumors surrounding the timing of his marriage devastated his wife, Rachel, who died after his election. But nothing tested Jackson's resolve quite like the Eaton Affair in which his Secretary of War's wife was labeled a "loose woman" and shunned in political circles. Jackson's support of the secretary and his wife began an imbroglio that became a scandal complete with media manipulation, quicksand coalitions, to rumors piled high. This account shows us that sex and sandal are hardly new to American politics.

Table of Contents

Prologue v
``Great God! Do You Mention Her Sacred Name?''
1(21)
``My Lord! What a Pretty Girl That Is!''
22(23)
``There Are Great Objections Made to His Wife''
45(30)
``She Is as Chaste as a Virgin!''
75(31)
``Et Tu Brute''
106(31)
``One of the Most Base and Wicked Conspiracies''
137(20)
``A Want of Harmony''
157(23)
``They Shall Not Drive Me From My Ground''
180(20)
``An Influential Personage Now''
200(28)
``They Are Now Her Neighbors''
228(13)
Conclusion
237(4)
Notes 241(29)
Bibliography 270(15)
Acknowledgments 285(4)
Index 289

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