Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars
by Robert V. Remini
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"Andrew Jackson was fearless -- some would say ruthless -- in his single-minded focus on the security of the United States ..."--Inside cover.Tags
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Robert V. Remini, professor emeritus of history & the humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, won the National Book Award for his three-volume biography of Andrew Jackson. He is the author of numerous books on American history, including "The Battle of New Orleans" & biographies of Henry Clay & Daniel Webster. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Original publication date
- 2001
- People/Characters
- Andrew Jackson; John Quincy Adams; Tustunnugee Thlucco; Black Hawk; John C. Calhoun; Henry Clay (show all 11); John Coffee; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; James Monroe; Osceola
- Important places
- Arkansas, USA; Georgia, USA; Gulf of Mexico; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Mississippi, USA; Mississippi River, USA (show all 11); North Carolina, USA; Pensacola, Florida, USA; Talladega, Alabama, USA; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Virginia, USA
- Important events
- Louisiana Purchase (1803); War of 1812 (1812 | 1815); Creek War (1813 | 1814); Battle of New Orleans (1814-12-24 | 1815-01-08); First Seminole War (1817 | 1818); Second Seminole War (1835 | 1842) (show all 7); Trail of Tears (1838 | 1839)
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 973.5 — History & geography History of North America United States Jacksonian Era (1809-1837)
- LCC
- E381 .R413 — History of the United States United States Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 By period Early nineteenth century, 1801/1809-1845 Jackson's administrations, 1829-1837
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
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