The rise of Andrew Jackson : myth, manipulation, and the making of modern politics / David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler.

"Andrew Jackson was volatile and prone to violence, and well into his forties his sole claim on the public's affections derived from his victory in a thirty-minute battle at New Orleans in early 1815. Yet those in his immediate circle believed he was a great man who should be president of the United...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heidler, David Stephen, 1955- (Author)
Heidler, Jeanne T. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845.
Presidents > United States > Election > 1828.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Political campaigns > United States > History > 19th century.
Political parties > United States > History > 19th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > 1815-1861.
United States > Politics and government > 1829-1837.
Political campaigns.
Political culture.
Political parties.
Politics and government.
Presidents.
Presidents > Election.
United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
1800-1899
History.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
History.
Biographies.
Physical Description:ix, 433 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • Hickory
  • Hero
  • Image
  • Caesar
  • Two Washingtons
  • Solon
  • 1824
  • Election
  • Bargains
  • Allegations
  • Machine
  • Ink
  • Magician
  • Mud
  • Triumph
  • Epilogue.