Andrew Jackson is both one of the most significant and controversial United States Presidents. This book follows Jackson's life and death through the lives of six women who influenced both his politics and his persona. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, introduced him to their Scots-Irish heritage. Jackson's wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson provided emotional support and a stable household throughout her life. Emily Donelson, his niece, was the White House hostess for most of his presidency and was one of the few women to stand up to Jackson's overbearing nature. She, along with Rachel Jackson and Mary Eaton (the wife of Jackson's Secretary of War) was also involved in the Petticoat Affair, a historic scandal that consumed the early Jackson administration. His daughter-in-law, Sarah Yorke Jackson, and niece, Mary Eastin Polk, supported Jackson in his retirement and buttressed his political legacy. These six women helped to mold, support, and temper the figure of Andrew Jackson we know today.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Ludwig M. Deppisch
EAN: 9781476679914
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 335 g
HEIGHT: 229 cm
PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-05-07
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Women
WIDTH: 152 cm
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Book Themes:
United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women and girls, Political leaders and leadership, History of the Americas, History: specific events and topics
Ludwig M. Deppisch, M.D., is a professor emeritus of pathology, Northeast Ohio Medical University. A native of New York, he lives in Tucson, Arizona.
