Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821: Volume 1 - Softcover

Remini, Prof Robert V. V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801859115 ISBN 13: 9780801859113

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998

Synopsis

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. Volume Three 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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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801859115
• ISBN 13: 9780801859113
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544