Women in the Life of Andrew Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deppisch, Ludwig M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs--19th century.

Washington (D.C.).

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

United States.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845--Relations with women.

Jackson, Andrew.

Jackson, Rachel, 1767-1828--Family.

Jackson, Rachel.

Donelson, Emily Tennessee, 1807-1836 x Family.

Donelson, Emily Tennessee.

Presidents--Family relationships--United States.

Presidents.

Generals' spouses--Tennessee--Nashville--Biography.

Generals' spouses.

Upper class women--Washington (D.C.)--Biography.

Upper class women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

""Andrew Jackson is both one of the most significant and controversial United States Presidents. This book follows Jackson's life and death through the lives of six women who influenced both his politics and his persona. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, introduced him to their Scots-Irish heritage. Jackson's wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson provided emotional support and a stable household throughout her life. Emily Donelson, his niece, was the White House hostess for most of his presidency and was one of the few women to stand up to Jackson's overbearing nature. She, along with Rachel Jackson and Mary Eaton (the wife of Jackson's Secretary of War) was also involved in the Petticoat Affair, a historic scandal that consumed the early Jackson administration. His daughter-in-law, Sarah Yorke Jackson, and niece, Mary Eastin Polk, supported Jackson in his retirement and buttressed his political legacy. These six women helped to mold, support, and temper the figure of Andrew Jackson we know today."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Preface: The Contradictions of the Man

I. Elizabeth Jackson

II. Rachel Donelson

III. Rachel Jackson

IV. Rachel Jackson

V. Rachel Jackson

VI. Rachel Jackson

VII. Emily Tennessee Donelson

VIII. Margaret Eaton

IX. Rachel, Emily and Margaret

X. Emily and Margaret

XI. Emily Donelson

XII. Margaret Eaton

XIII. Sarah Yorke Jackson

XIV. Mary Ann Eastin

XV. Andrew Jackson's Women

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4285-0

OCLC:

1255404980