Old Hickory's war : Andrew Jackson and the quest for empire
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Old Hickory's war : Andrew Jackson and the quest for empire
Louisiana State University Press, 2003
Louisiana pbk. ed
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Originally published: Mechanisburg, Pa. : Stackpole Books, 1996. With new pref
Bibliography: p. 287-301
Includes index
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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.
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