Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845

by Robert V. Remini

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801859137
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	04/10/1998
Series:	Andrew Jackson Series , #3
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	672
Sales rank:	702,345
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 5.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface
Chronology of Jackson's Life, 1833-1845

1. Jacksonian America
2. "Nullification...Means Insurrection and War"
2. The Union Preserved
4. Reshuffling the Cabinet
5. "The Grand Triumphal Tour"
6. Duane's Dismissal
7. Panic!
8. Jackson's "Revolution"
9. The Rise of the Whig Party
10. Censure and Portest
11. "The Bank Is Dead"
12. The Hermitage Fire
13. The Most Dangerous Moment
14. "Permit Nothing That Is Wrong"
15. "No Apology"
16. Democratizing the Government
17. A Question of Freedom
18. "The Republic Has Degenerated into a Democracy"
19. "To Demand the Respect of All Europe"
20. Twilight of the Indians
21. "A Bomb Thrown Without Warning"
22. Jacksonian Democrazy
23. Texas
24. Jackson Triumphant
25. Life in the White House
26. Farewell
27. "Well Done Thou Faithful Servant"
28. to Join the Church
29. Silver Jubilee
30. Beaten But Not Conquered
31. A Fading Taper
32. "We Must Regain Texas"
33. "We Will All Meet in Heaven"

Notes
Biblioography

Editorial Reviews

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

Jackson's significance in American political and social history is enormous. His larger-than-life personality and equally heroic convictions and prejudices changed the Presidency and the character of American political parties . . . [Remini] has produced a wonderful portrait, rich in detail, of a fascinating and important man and an authoritative . . . account of his role in American history.
--John A. Garraty, New York Times Book Review

From the Publisher

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.

Times Literary Supplement - Peter Marshall

Jackson's significance in American political and social history is enormous. His larger-than-life personality and equally heroic convictions and prejudices changed the Presidency and the character of American political parties . . . [Remini] has produced a wonderful portrait, rich in detail, of a fascinating and important man and an authoritative . . . account of his role in American history.

New York Times Book Review - John A. Garraty

A wonderful portrait, rich in detail, of a fascinating and important man and an authoritative...account of his role in American history.
—The New York Times Book Review

John A. Garraty