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The Papers Of Andrew Jackson, Volume Xi, 1833, Andrew Jackson Jan 2019

The Papers Of Andrew Jackson, Volume Xi, 1833, Andrew Jackson

The Papers of Andrew Jackson

This volume presents full annotated text of five hundred documents from Andrew Jackson’s fifth presidential year. They include his private memoranda, intimate family letters, presidential message drafts, and correspondence with government and military officers, diplomats, Indian leaders, political friends and foes, and citizens throughout the country.

The year 1833 began with a crisis in South Carolina, where a state convention had declared the federal tariff law null and void and pledged resistance by armed force if necessary. Jackson countered by rallying public opinion against the nullifiers, quietly positioning troops and warships, and procuring a “force bill” from Congress to compel …


The Italian System As A Predictive Model: What The United States Can Expect From Universal Healthcare, Randi Paige Winter May 2016

The Italian System As A Predictive Model: What The United States Can Expect From Universal Healthcare, Randi Paige Winter

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Old News: A Historical Analysis Of Criticism Of Venezuela's Press Freedom, Emilee Lamb May 2016

Old News: A Historical Analysis Of Criticism Of Venezuela's Press Freedom, Emilee Lamb

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The Bracero Program Applied To Immigration Today, Kathryn S. Waddell May 2014

The Bracero Program Applied To Immigration Today, Kathryn S. Waddell

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The Papers Of Andrew Jackson: Volume V, 1821-1824, Andrew Jackson Jan 1996

The Papers Of Andrew Jackson: Volume V, 1821-1824, Andrew Jackson

The Papers of Andrew Jackson

This fifth volume of The Papers of Andrew Jackson documents Jackson’s retirement from the military in 1821 and his emergence as the leading presidential candidate in 1824, winning a plurality of popular and electoral votes over John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William H. Crawford, and John C. Calhoun. In the interim, he served a troublesome few months as governor of Florida and thereafter enjoyed a brief retirement at the Hermitage before the Tennessee legislature called him again into service as United States senator.

The tension between Jackson’s longing for retirement and his dedication to public service forms the main theme …


The Papers Of Andrew Jackson: Volume Iv, 1816-1820, Andrew Jackson Jan 1994

The Papers Of Andrew Jackson: Volume Iv, 1816-1820, Andrew Jackson

The Papers of Andrew Jackson

The fourth volume of The Papers of Andrew Jackson, covering the five-year period from 1816 through 1820, documents Jackson’s role as a major general in the United States Army during James Monroe’s first term as president. Already in his early fifties, the Hero of New Orleans had served his country for more than thirty years and, as he repeatedly professed, longed to leave public life.

In general, the two themes of service and honor dominated Jackson’s career and actions and precluded retirement. As the documents reveal, Jackson’s military duties mainly involved establishing and keeping the peace between Indians and …


The Papers Of Andrew Jackson: Volume I, 1770-1803, Andrew Jackson Jan 1980

The Papers Of Andrew Jackson: Volume I, 1770-1803, Andrew Jackson

The Papers of Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, is an American folk hero. His strong personality and natural gift for leadership contributed to his wide influence throughout his lifetime. Jackson was known to be quarrelsome, honest, loyal, and self-willed, and the examination of his early years as documented in this volume provides insight into his career before he became a military and national hero.

During these years Jackson developed into a local and statewide leader of importance. His career as an attorney prospered and he became successively a member of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention, the first congressman from Tennessee, and …