Andrew Jackson, the making of America, Teri Kanefield
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Andrew Jackson, the making of America, Teri Kanefield
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index
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individual biography
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Andrew Jackson
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bibliography
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1000583274
Responsibility statement
Teri Kanefield
Series statement
The making of America
Sub title
the making of America
Summary
A portrait of one of America's most controversial presidents traces his youth, participation in the Revolutionary War, nationalist perspectives, resolve to dismantle the national bank, and discriminatory actions against black and Native Americans
Table of contents
Prologue: a mob in the White House -- A brutal boyhood -- Head of all the rowdies -- Romance on the frontier -- Congressman Jackson -- Justice, Jackson style -- The beat of the war drum -- The Battle of New Orleans -- The corrupt bargain -- Demagogue or passionate patriot? -- The Indian Removal Act -- Who decides? -- Jackson's war with the bank -- Nullification -- Legacy
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