The first Populist : the defiant life of Andrew Jackson / David S. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, David S. (David Scott), 1966- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Populism--United States--Biography.

Populism.

Politics and government.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.

Jackson, Andrew.

United States--Politics and government--1829-1837.

United States.

Genre:

Biography.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 417 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Scribner, 2022.

Summary:

"Andrew Jackson rose from rural poverty to become the dominant figure in American politics between Jefferson and Lincoln. His reputation, however, defies easy description. Some regard him as the symbol of a powerful democratic movement that saw early 19th century suffrage restrictions recede for white men. Others stress his prominent role in removing Native American peoples from their ancestral lands, which were then opened to create a southern cotton kingdom, home to more than a million enslaved people. A self-defined champion of 'farmers, mechanics, and laborers,' Jackson railed against the established ruling order, fostering a brand of democracy that struck a chord with the common man and helped catapult him into the presidency. He was the first westerner, first orphan, and thus far the only prisoner of war to occupy the office. Drawing on a wide range of research material, The First Populist takes a fresh look at Jackson's public career, including the momentous Battle of New Orleans and the far-reaching Bank War; it reveals his marriage to an already married woman, a deadly duel with a Nashville dandy, and analyzes his magnetic hold on much of the country at the time. Presenting a full portrait of a controversial American life, The First Populist offers a new way to interpret Jackson's legacy, connecting 'Old Hickory' to a longer history of division, dissent, and partisanship that has come to define our current times"-- Provided by publisher.

"A revelatory, masterful biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a new perspective on this charismatic figure in the context of American populism--identifying the reasons for his unprecedented appeal while showing us the man, the soldier, and politician in his full complexity"--Dust jacket flap.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I MAN ON THE MAKE

1. Ulster to America

2. Forged in War

3. But a Raw Lad

4. Western Apprentice

5. The Conspiracy Game

6. Marriage(s)

7. Nashville Nabob

8. The Outsider

9. Justice Jackson

10. Befriending Burr

11. The Duelist

pt. II HERO FOR AN AGE

12. Erratic Rehabilitation

13. The Creek War

14. Sharp Knife

15. Optional Invasion

16. To New Orleans

17. A Victory More Complete

18. Defend or Endanger

pt. III WARRIOR POLITICS

19. Removal by Another Name

20. The Chieftain

21. Phantom Letter, Full Invasion

22. Congressional Qualms

23. Florida's Revenge

24. Ebbing Old Republic

25. Call of the People

26. To Make a Myth: The Election of 1824

pt. IV KING OF THE COMMONS

27. In Slavery's Shadow

28. Jacksonians

29. First from the West

30. The Peoples Pell-Mell

31. New Politics, New Men

32. Peggy vs. the Moral Party

33. Economy and Expansion

pt. V A WORLD OF ENEMIES

34. The Graves of Their Fathers

35. Cornering Calhoun

36. Kitchen Politics

37. Breaking the Bank

38. More Popular than a Party

pt. VI CENTER OF THE STORM

39. The Nullification Crisis

40. New England Swing

41. Shades of Caesar

42. Censure

43. Facing Europe

pt. VII SOUTHERN SYMPATHIES

44. Jackson and the Abolitionists

45. Removal Redux

46. To Kill a President

47. Texas Again

48. The Jackson Court

49. The Politics of Succession

50. Administration's End

pt. VIII WINTER'S WAGES

51. Unquiet Retirement

52. The Last Push

53. No Terrors

54. Heroes and Villains.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical (pages 371-401) resources and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781982191092

1982191090

OCLC:

1303813425

Publisher Number:

99991091540