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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nester, William R., 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845.
Presidents.
Politics and government
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1815-1861.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
Biographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 1837 after serving eight years as president, he continued to overshadow American politics. Two of his proteges, Martin ""the Magician"" van Buren and James ""Young Hickory"" Polk, followed him to the White House and pursued his agenda. Jackson provoked firestorms of political passions throughout his
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages).
ISBN:9781612346069

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