Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire Contributor(s): Heidler, David (Author), Heidler, Jeanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807128678 ISBN-13: 9780807128671 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2003 Annotation: An unconventional interpretation of the political, military, and ethnic complexities of Jackson's involvement in the Creek War of 1813-1814 and the First Seminole War of 1818. Advertising. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
Dewey: 973.54 |
LCCN: 2002042858 |
Series: Southern Literary Studies |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.48" W x 8.34" (0.82 lbs) 328 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the years following the War of 1812, Battle of New Orleans hero General Andrew Jackson became a power unto himself. He had earlier gained national acclaim and a military promotion upon successfully leading the West Tennessee militia in the Creek War of 1813--1814, Jackson furthered his fame in the First Seminole War in 1818, which led to his invasion of Spanish West Florida without presidential or congressional authorization and to the execution of two British subjects. In Old Hickory's War, David and Jeanne Heidler present an iconoclastic interpretation of the political, military, and ethnic complexities of Jackson's involvement in those two historic episodes. Their exciting narrative shows how the general's unpredictable behavior and determination to achieve his goals, combined with a timid administration headed by James Monroe, brought the United States to the brink of an international crisis in 1818 and sparked the longest congressional debate of the period. |