The age of Jackson and the art of American power, 1815-1848 /

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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 1...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Nester, William R., 1956-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2013]
Édition:First edition.
Sujets:
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845.
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845
1815-1861
Presidents > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Politics and government
Presidents
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1815-1861.
United States
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: The art of Jackson power
  • Part 1 : The precedents, 1769-1829
  • The making of the man
  • The battle of New Orleans
  • The fate of Spanish Florida
  • The fire bell in the night
  • The Monroe Doctrine
  • The corrupt bargain
  • Part 2 : The presidency, 1829-1837
  • The scandals
  • The monster bank
  • The nullification crisis
  • The spoils
  • The master's nightmare
  • The Trail of Tears
  • The world beyond
  • The Texas Revolution
  • Part 3: The protégés, 1837-1848
  • The little magician
  • The industrial and cultural revolutions
  • The transcendentalists
  • The annexation
  • The manifest destiny
  • The Mexican War
  • The legacy.

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