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. The third volume 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.

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Utgivningsdatum:1998-06-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 39 mm
Vikt:1 066 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:672
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9780801859137
Utmärkelser:Winner of National Book Awards (Nonfiction) 1984

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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.

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If courage is required in a biographer of Andrew Jackson, there is, at least, no shortage of literary battles where that bravery can by displayed. Professor Remini deserves his campaign medals.—Peter Marshall, Times Literary Supplement

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AcknowledgementsPrefaceChronology of Jackson's Life, 1833-18451. Jacksonian America2. "Nullification...Means Insurrection and War"2. The Union Preserved4. Reshuffling the Cabinet5. "The Grand Triumphal Tour"6. Duane's Dismissal7. Panic!8. Jackson's "Revolution"9. The Rise of the Whig Party10. Censure and Portest11. "The Bank Is Dead"12. The Hermitage Fire13. The Most Dangerous Moment14. "Permit Nothing That Is Wrong"15. "No Apology"16. Democratizing the Government17. A Question of Freedom18. "The Republic Has Degenerated into a Democracy"19. "To Demand the Respect of All Europe"20. Twilight of the Indians21. "A Bomb Thrown Without Warning"22. Jacksonian Democrazy23. Texas24. Jackson Triumphant25. Life in the White House26. Farewell27. "Well Done Thou Faithful Servant"28. to Join the Church29. Silver Jubilee30. Beaten But Not Conquered31. A Fading Taper32. "We Must Regain Texas"33. "We Will All Meet in Heaven"NotesBiblioography