Andrew Jackson S Presidency

Author : Donald B. Cole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015029581496

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The Presidency of Andrew Jackson by Donald B. Cole Pdf

In 1829 Andrew Jackson arrived in Washington in a carriage. Eight years and two turbulent presidential terms later, he left on a train. Those years, among the most prosperous in American history, saw America transformed not only by growth in transportation but by the expansion of the market economy and the formation of the mass political party. Jackson's ambivalence—and that of his followers—toward the new politics and the new economy is the story of this book. Historians have often depicted the Old Hero (or Old Hickory) as bigger than life—so prominent that his name was wed to an era. Donald Cole presents a different Jackson, one not always sure of himself and more controlled by than in control of the political and economic forces of his age. He portrays Jackson as a leader who yearned for the agrarian past but was also entranced by the future of a growing market economy. The dominant theme of Jackson's presidency, Cole argues, was his inconsistent and unsuccessful battle to resist market revolution. Elected by a broad coalition of interest groups, Jackson battled constantly not only his opponents but also his supporters. He spent most of his first term rearranging his administration and contending with Congress. His accomplishments were mostly negative—relocating Indians, vetoing road bills and the Bank bill, and opposing nullification. The greatest achievement of his administration, the rise of the mass political party, was more the work of advisers than of Jackson himself. He did, however, make a lasting imprint, Cole contends. Through his strength, passions, and especially his anxiety, Jackson symbolized the ambivalence of his fellow Americans at a decisive moment—a time when the country was struggling with the conflict between the ideals of the Revolution and the realities of nineteenth-century capitalism.

Author : Jon Meacham
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812973464

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American Lion by Jon Meacham Pdf

The definitive biography of a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divided a nation, and changed Washington forever Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson’s election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jackson’s presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House. Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he details the human drama–the family, the women, and the inner circle of advisers– that shaped Jackson’s private world through years of storm and victory. One of our most significant yet dimly recalled presidents, Jackson was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of the Democratic Party, and the architect of the presidency as we know it. His story is one of violence, sex, courage, and tragedy. With his powerful persona, his evident bravery, and his mystical connection to the people, Jackson moved the White House from the periphery of government to the center of national action, articulating a vision of change that challenged entrenched interests to heed the popular will– or face his formidable wrath. The greatest of the presidents who have followed Jackson in the White House–from Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to FDR to Truman–have found inspiration in his example, and virtue in his vision. Jackson was the most contradictory of men. The architect of the removal of Indians from their native lands, he was warmly sentimental and risked everything to give more power to ordinary citizens. He was, in short, a lot like his country: alternately kind and vicious, brilliant and blind; and a man who fought a lifelong war to keep the republic safe–no matter what it took.

Author : David S. Heidler,Jeanne T. Heidler
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465097579

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The Rise of Andrew Jackson by David S. Heidler,Jeanne T. Heidler Pdf

The story of Andrew Jackson's improbable ascent to the White House, centered on the handlers and propagandists who made it possible Andrew Jackson was volatile and prone to violence, and well into his forties his sole claim on the public's affections derived from his victory in a thirty-minute battle at New Orleans in early 1815. Yet those in his immediate circle believed he was a great man who should be president of the United States. Jackson's election in 1828 is usually viewed as a result of the expansion of democracy. Historians David and Jeanne Heidler argue that he actually owed his victory to his closest supporters, who wrote hagiographies of him, founded newspapers to savage his enemies, and built a political network that was always on message. In transforming a difficult man into a paragon of republican virtue, the Jacksonites exploded the old order and created a mode of electioneering that has been mimicked ever since. !--[endif]--

Author : Matthew Warshauer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:30000124592092

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Andrew Jackson in Context by Matthew Warshauer Pdf

For over a century historians have been unable to agree about Andrew Jackson. Was he as Robert Remini has insisted for more than forty years a masterful politician who shaped the modern presidency and ushered in an era of new democratic politics? Or was he, as James C. Curtis and Andrew Burstein have argued, a loose cannon who possessed no vision for the American republic? What historians do not doubt is Jackson's significant and lasting impact on American politics and the nation. To fully assess his role and legacy, one must explore the interaction between his personal and political motivations and the larger developments of the early republic and antebellum period. In Andrew Jackson in Context, Matthew Warshauer, Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University and author of Andrew Jackson and the Politics of Martial Law, offers a detailed look at differing historians' views on Jackson and places these perspectives within an accessible biography of the seventh president. Warshauer insists that any study of Jackson must place him within the context of his time and that his motivations regarding such pivotal issues as economics and the preservation of the Union cannot be divorced from the very real and turbulent politics of the Jacksonian period. The author discounts the psychological driven theories of authors like Curtis and Burstein, though recognises that Jackson was often a vain, blustering, power-driven man who when he deemed it necessary had no qualms about violating the Constitution. This is an engaging, well-written biography that is perfect for students and those who want to understand not only Jackson and his era, but what historians have written about him.

Author : Steve Wilson
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508149385

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Andrew Jackson's Presidency by Steve Wilson Pdf

Some people feel Andrew Jackson was one of the best presidents in history. Others think he was somewhat of a dictator, even giving him the nickname “King Andrew the First.” Readers will be asked to decide for themselves through this volume, which explores Jackson’s presidency and how it helped shape American democracy. Written to support social studies curriculum, readers get a comprehensive look at Jackson’s time in office, including topics such as his Kitchen Cabinet, the Nullification Crisis, and the Trail of Tears. Primary sources provide context and help readers visualize history.

Author : Sean Wilentz
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781429900980

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Andrew Jackson by Sean Wilentz Pdf

The towering figure who remade American politics—the champion of the ordinary citizen and the scourge of entrenched privilege "It is rare that historians manage both Wilentz's deep interpretation and lively narrative." - Publishers Weekly The Founding Fathers espoused a republican government, but they were distrustful of the common people, having designed a constitutional system that would temper popular passions. But as the revolutionary generation passed from the scene in the 1820s, a new movement, based on the principle of broader democracy, gathered force and united behind Andrew Jackson, the charismatic general who had defeated the British at New Orleans and who embodied the hopes of ordinary Americans. Raising his voice against the artificial inequalities fostered by birth, station, monied power, and political privilege, Jackson brought American politics into a new age. Sean Wilentz, one of America's leading historians of the nineteenth century, recounts the fiery career of this larger-than-life figure, a man whose high ideals were matched in equal measure by his failures and moral blind spots, a man who is remembered for the accomplishments of his eight years in office and for the bitter enemies he made. It was in Jackson's time that the great conflicts of American politics—urban versus rural, federal versus state, free versus slave—crystallized, and Jackson was not shy about taking a vigorous stand. It was under Jackson that modern American politics began, and his legacy continues to inform our debates to the present day.

Author : Andrew Jackson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066095390

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State of the Union Addresses by Andrew Jackson Pdf

The 1829 State of the Union Address was given by Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. He did not speak directly to the 21st United States Congress, but it was still important. It was his first address. Excerpt: "In communicating with you for the first time it is to be a source of unfeigned satisfaction, calling for mutual gratulation and devout thanks to a benign Providence, that we are at peace with all mankind, and that our country exhibits the most cheering evidence of general welfare and progressive improvement." He addressed the Natives, There the benevolent may endeavor to teach them the arts of civilization, and, by promoting union and harmony among them, to raise up an interesting commonwealth, destined to perpetuate the race and to attest the humanity and justice of this Government."

Author : Andrew Jackson
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0870497782

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The Papers of Andrew Jackson: 1816-1820 by Andrew Jackson Pdf

"Andrew Jackson is one of the most critical and controversial figures in American history. A dominant actor on the American scene in the period between the Revolution and Civil War, he stamped his name first on a mass political movement and then an era. At the same time Jackson's ascendancy accelerated the dispossession and death of Native Americans and spurred the expansion of slavery. 'The Papers of Andrew Jackson' is a project to collect and publish Jackson's entire extant literary record. The project is now producing a series of seventeen volumes that will bring Jackson's most important papers to the public in easily readable form."--

Author : Andrew Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Presidents
ISBN : WISC:89098137946

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Correspondence of Andrew Jackson: to April 30, 1814 by Andrew Jackson Pdf

Author : Christine Zuchora-Walske
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467785488

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Andrew Jackson's Presidency by Christine Zuchora-Walske Pdf

In 1829 Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States, the first who did not come from a wealthy, east coast family. Jackson led an adventurous—some would say notorious—life. More than any president before him, he sought to represent the voters—at this time, only white men—and the common people who, in his view, built and sustained the nation. In addition to supporting slavery, Jackson's policy of forcing American Indians to move West led to disaster, including the death of thousands on the Trail of Tears. President Jackson left a controversial legacy that modern Americans still grapple with.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1834
Category : Presidents
ISBN : OXFORD:N10591818

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Life of Andrew Jackson by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Jackson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : EAN:4064066407827

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Seventh State of the Union Address by Andrew Jackson Pdf

This speech was made in 1835. Jackson devoted a large part of it to the resolution of a debt owed by France to the American people of approximately 50m francs. Despite repeated promises over several years it had still not been paid.

Author : Various
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547506935

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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Andrew Jackson by Various Pdf

"A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Andrew Jackson" by Various. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : John Stilwell Jenkins,Andrew Jackson
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0890516030

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Life and Public Services of Gen. Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the United States by John Stilwell Jenkins,Andrew Jackson Pdf

From wilderness pioneer to the perils of the oval office! First published in 1847.

Author : H. W. Brands
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307278548

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Andrew Jackson by H. W. Brands Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The First American comes the first major single-volume biography in a decade of the president who defined American democracy • "A big, rich biography.” —The Boston Globe H. W. Brands reshapes our understanding of this fascinating man, and of the Age of Democracy that he ushered in. An orphan at a young age and without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, Jackson showed that the presidency was not the exclusive province of the wealthy and the well-born but could truly be held by a man of the people. On a majestic, sweeping scale Brands re-creates Jackson’s rise from his hardscrabble roots to his days as frontier lawyer, then on to his heroic victory in the Battle of New Orleans, and finally to the White House. Capturing Jackson’s outsized life and deep impact on American history, Brands also explores his controversial actions, from his unapologetic expansionism to the disgraceful Trail of Tears. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.