Age of Jackson and the Art of American Power, 1815-1848 : the Art of American Power During the Early Republic.
As William Nester asserts in The Age of Jackson , it takes quite a leader to personify an age. A political titan for thirty-three years (1815-1848), Andrew Jackson possessed character, beliefs, and acts that dominated American politics. Although Jackson returned to his Tennessee plantation in March...
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| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Dulles : Potomac Books Inc., 2013. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Art of Jacksonian Power
- PART 1: The Precedents, 1769-1829
- 1. The Making of the Man
- 2. The Battle of New Orleans
- 3. The Fate of Spanish Florida
- 4. The Fire Bell in the Night
- 5. The Monroe Doctrine
- 6. The Corrupt Bargain
- PART 2: The Presidency, 1829-1837
- 7. The Scandals
- 8. The Monster Bank
- 9. The Nullification Crisis
- 10. The Spoils
- 11. The Master's Nightmare
- 12. The Trail of Tears
- 13. The World Beyond
- 14. The Texas Revolution
- PART 3: The Protégés, 1837-1848
- 15. The Little Magician
- 16. The Industrial and Cultural Revolutions
- 17. The Transcendentalists
- 18. The Annexation
- 19. The Manifest Destiny
- 20. The Mexican War
- 21. The Legacy
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author.