Rachel Jackson, wife of President Andrew Jackson, never wanted to be First Lady and tried to dissuade her husband from his political ambitions. Yet she publicly supported his political advancement and was the first wife of a presidential candidate to take to the campaign trail. Privy to his political decisions, she offered valued counsel, and Jackson sometimes regretted not taking her advice. Denied a traditional education by her father, Rachel's innate business savvy made the Jacksons' Tennessee plantation and businesses profitable during her husband's continual absences.This biography chronicles the life of a First Lady who rebelled against 19th-century constraints on women, overcame personal tragedies to become an inspirational figure of persistence and strength, and found herself at the center of one of the vilest presidential smear campaigns in history.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Rachel Donelson Jackson
EAN: 9781476670188
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 293
WEIGHT: 400 g
HEIGHT: 229 cm
PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 2020-08-30
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
WIDTH: 152 cm
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Book Themes:
United States of America, USA, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Biography: historical, political and military, Gender studies: women and girls, Political leaders and leadership, History of the Americas
Betty Boles Ellison, a former journalist and noted historian, is a nationally recognized historical researcher as well as an established author. She prepared the script for the prize-winning documentary, Dreamers and Doers: Voices of Kentucky Woman. An avid and longtime historic preservationist, she is a board member of Friends of Kentucky Libraries, which proves support for the commonwealth's public libraries.
