LEADER 02817nam 2200541 450 001 9910462689103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61234-606-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000431656 035 $a(EBL)1389288 035 $a(OCoLC)858763281 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001001470 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11614257 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001001470 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10967101 035 $a(PQKB)11440425 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse32137 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1389288 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1389288 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000431656 100 $a20181005d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe age of Jackson and the art of American power, 1815-1848 /$fWilliam Nester 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cPotomac Books,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (361 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61234-605-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe precedents, 1769-1829 -- The making of the man -- The battle of New Orleans -- The fate of Spanish Florida -- The fire bell in the night -- The Monroe Doctrine -- The corrupt bargain -- The presidency, 1829-1837 -- The scandals -- The monster bank -- The nullification crisis -- The spoils -- The master's nightmare -- The Trail of Tears -- The world beyond -- The Texas Revolution -- The protegees, 1837-1848 -- The little magician -- The industrial and cultural revolutions -- The transcendentalists -- The annexation -- The manifest destiny -- The Mexican War -- The legacy. 330 $aAs William Nester asserts in The Age of Jackson, it takes quite a leader to personify an age. A political titan for thirty-three years (1815-1848), Andrew Jackson possessed character, beliefs, and acts that dominated American politics. Although Jackson returned to his Tennessee plantation in March 1837 after serving eight years as president, he continued to overshadow American politics. Two of his proteges, Martin ""the Magician"" van Buren and James ""Young Hickory"" Polk, followed him to the White House and pursued his agenda. Jackson provoked firestorms of political passions throughout hi 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1815-1861 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPresidents 676 $a973.56092 700 $aNester$b William R.$f1956-$0122960 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462689103321 996 $aThe age of Jackson and the art of American power, 1815-1848$92487747 997 $aUNINA