Liberty and Power

2006-05-02 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Harry L. Watson
Release : 2006-05-02
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Download or read book Liberty and Power written by Harry L. Watson. This book was released on 2006-05-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an engaging and persuasive survey of American public life from 1816 to 1848, this work remains a landmark achievement. Now updated to address twenty-five years of new scholarship, the book interprets the exciting political landscape that was the age of Jackson, a time that saw the rise of strong political parties and an increased popular involvement in national politics. In this work, the author examines the tension between liberty and power that both characterized the period and formed part of its historical legacy.

Jacksonian America

1978 History

Author : Edward Pessen
Release : 1978
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 372/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Jacksonian America written by Edward Pessen. This book was released on 1978. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A perennial choice for courses on antebellum America, Jacksonian America continues to be a popular classroom text with scholars of the period, even among those who bridle at Pessen's iconoclastic views of Old Hickory and his "inegalitarian society."

Andrew Jackson Donelson

2021-04-30 History

Author : Richard Douglas Spence
Release : 2021-04-30
Genre : History
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Download or read book Andrew Jackson Donelson written by Richard Douglas Spence. This book was released on 2021-04-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly detailed biography of Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) sheds new light on the political and personal life of this nephew and namesake of Andrew Jackson. A scion of a pioneering Tennessee family, Donelson was a valued assistant and trusted confidant of the man who defined the Age of Jackson. One of those central but background figures of history, Donelson had a knack for being where important events were happening and knew many of the great figures of the age. As his uncle's secretary, he weathered Old Hickory's tumultuous presidency, including the notorious "Petticoat War." Building his own political career, he served as US chargé d'affaires to the Republic of Texas, where he struggled against an enigmatic President Sam Houston, British and French intrigues, and the threat of war by Mexico, to achieve annexation. As minister to Prussia, Donelson enjoyed a ringside seat to the revolutions of 1848 and the first attempts at German unification. A firm Unionist in the mold of his uncle, Donelson denounced the secessionists at the Nashville Convention of 1850. He attempted as editor of the Washington Union to reunite the Democratic party, and, when he failed, he was nominated as Millard Fillmore's vice-presidential running mate on the Know-Nothing party ticket in 1856. He lived to see the Civil War wreck the Union he loved, devastate his farms, and take the lives of two of his sons.

Historical Dictionary of the Jacksonian Era and Manifest Destiny

2016-12-13 History

Author : Mark R. Cheathem
Release : 2016-12-13
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 208/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Jacksonian Era and Manifest Destiny written by Mark R. Cheathem. This book was released on 2016-12-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jacksonian period under review in this dictionary served as a transition period for the United States. The growing pains of the republic’s infancy, during which time Americans learned that their nation would survive transitions of political power, gave way to the uncertainty of adolescence. While the United States did not win its second war, the War of 1812, with its mother country, it reaffirmed its independence and experienced significant maturation in many areas following the conflict’s end in 1815. As the second generation of leaders took charge in the 1820s, the United States experienced the challenges of adulthood. The height of those adult years, from 1829 to 1849, is the focus of the Historical Dictionary of the Jacksonian Era and Manifest Destiny. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Jacksonian Era and Manifest Destiny contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this era in American history.

Tariff Wars and the Politics of Jacksonian America

2017 Tariff

Author : William K. Bolt
Release : 2017
Genre : Tariff
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Book Rating : 378/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Tariff Wars and the Politics of Jacksonian America written by William K. Bolt. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the era when taxation battles spilled beyond the halls of Congress and gave rise to democracy before the Civil War

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