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A thought-provoking study of Andrew Jackson chronicles the life and career of a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, critically analyzing Jackson's seminal role during a turbulent era in history, the political crises and personal upheaval that surrounded him, and his legacy for the modern presidency.
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Bedford/St. Martin's
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
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This dual biography with documents is the first book to explore the political conflict between Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay, two dynamic personalities whose contrasting visions of America's future shaped a generation of power struggle in the early Republic. In a narrative that outlines the fascinating economic, social, technological, and political dynamics of the early nineteenth century, the author examines how Jackson and Clay came to personify...
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John F. Blair
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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During the first half of the 19th century, as many as 100,000 Native Americans were relocated west of the Mississippi River from their homelands in the East. The best known of these forced emigrations was the Cherokee Removal of 1838. Christened Nu-No-Du-Na-Tlo-Hi-Lu -- literally "the Trail Where They Cried" -- by the Cherokees, it is remembered today as the Trail of Tears. In Voices from the Trial of Tears, editor Vicki Rozema re-creates this tragic...