Andrew Jackson
When one first hears the name Andrew Jackson, a $20 bill pops in your mind. But with the book called Andrew Jackson, by Sean Wilentz, a professor at Princeton University goes into depth of Jackson’s life that makes one forget that he is just a face on the bill. This book has a different perspective than most about Andrew Jackson. Throughout this essay, it will go into detail about the author’s thesis, historiography, and the book bibliography. Andrew Jackson’s thesis is that “Andrew Jackson was one of the fiercest and most controversial men ever to serve as president of the United States.”. 1 The thesis is found in the second page of the biography. This is the author’s thesis because not only is it on the second page but restated
Curtis is extremely knowledgeable about the life of Andrew Jackson. It can be said that Curtis’s main purpose for writing this book was to give extensive information about Andrew Jackson’s life. Curtis is able to show the readers the positive things in Jackson’s life by telling more about his flaws. In the author’s preface, Curtis tells us that “To recognize that Andrew Jackson was troubled, that he feared death, that his emotions ran to extremes may diminish his reputation as a demigod but not as human being” (Author’s Preface X).
In the book, Andrew Jackson by Robert V. Remini, Remini attempts to present Jackson in a positive light with a biography. He starts with Jackson’s early life before describing his first careers as a soldier, schoolteacher, and finally, a lawyer. Through his actions as a lawyer is how he began his ascent to from average westerner to powerful politician. The first office he held was that of attorney-general of the Southwest Territory’s Mero district. He went on to hold many other offices before beginning a military career as major-general of the militia.
In the book, Cheathem described and articulated how Andrew Jackson’s life was shaped in the South. Through culture, Jackson formed his persona and ideals. It is evident that Cheathem has a vast understanding of Southern culture. Therefore, his article about Andrew Jackson Donelson’s honor, who is Andrew Jackson’s nephew, should be considered as an extension of Cheathem’s immense knowledge of the history of the South and its culture.
Malorie Broussard HIST 1302 November 17, 2016 Renée Celeste Vindicate Or Be Vindicated “Impetuosity, boastfulness, recklessness, daring” (19) – all traits that described Andrew Jackson as a human and as our country’s seventh president. Moreover, this is what James C. Curtis thinks of Jackson. In Curtis’s biography, Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication, Curtis describes Jackson’s life from birth to death in a psychological way through his tenacious personality and lifelong quest for power. Through his martial fame, heroism, and presidency, he was considered a “sick man” (53). Persuaded by Professor Peter Carroll of Stanford, James Curtis was intrigued by Jackson’s personal down falls.
Andrew Jackson was a man of many accolades. He served in the Revolutionary War and was a general in the War of 1812. He aided in founding the Democratic Party and became the first governor of Florida; not to mention being the seventh President of the United States. While his list of accomplishments is extensive, it is sometimes clouded by his alleged boisterous and lewd behavior. Stemming from this behavior is an ample amount of scandalous activity, both personal and professional.
The Bank War, problems with Indians, and slavery were all examples used in the book to depict the political climate of the time period, and how parties were transformed. The book gave an overview of the era and placed Andrew Jackson as a character within the story of the development of America, not the focal point. This perspective is insightful because it shows that while Jackson was a major contributor to the era he is not the only force that determined the course of America. Therefore, it can be said that his ideas were not solely his, but were supported by other groups, which were produced based on the political climate described in the book. However, Jackson must be held accountable for his actions since he was the one who made them, even if the majority of people within the era agreed with his decisions and
A Man That Was Our President, A Villain?! A villain usually wears masks and wants to destroy the world, but that’s not the case this time. This time we are talking about a man who rides a horse and just happened to be the president of the United States. A man that bribed people to help him become president.
There have been great men and terrible men who have risen to political power through some means; those individuals have done great or terrible things to better or hurt this great land that we live on, but I find everyone has a different idea of right and wrong. Men such as Andrew Jackson who kicked out millions of Native Americans from their land were and are regarded as “good men”. Our founding fathers created our system of government by taking ideas from around the globe, but neglected to bring in Thoth’s ideas and philosophies. Men like Abe Lincoln who freed the slaves were regarded as “bad men” in the south because at the time the South heavily relied on agricultural labor to make money. All kinds of men have led this country, but none
Jeremy Correll Andrew Jackson DBQ Essay Andrew Jackson was elected as the 7th president of the United States in 1828. He was voted in with the title of being a representative of the Democratic Party. This started the beginning of what is known as the era of the common man. This is when the common people began to have a say in what the government did.
In the journal article “ Andrew Jackson versus the Historians”, author Charles G. Sellers explained the various interpretations of Jackson, from the viewpoint of Whig historians and Progressive Historians. These interpretations were based on the policies of Jackson. The Whig historians viewed the former president in a negative way. They considered him arrogant, ignorant, and not fit for being president. Sellers pointed out that it was not just because of “Jackson’s personality…nor was it the general policies he pursued as president”
Is Andrew Jackson a hero or a villain? Throughout history Jackson has been viewed as both. Some see him as a war hero and the people’s president. Others see him as a racist and a political tyrant. To me, Andrew Jackson is more of a hero.
Andrew Jackson, being a tyrant, abused his power in his time of presidency. He was the 7th president, but before Jackson’s presidency, he had no political experience. One of the only things that really qualified him was the hardships he went through when he was younger. His father had died while Jackson was young and Jackson received the reputation as a “self-made man”, or an independent man.
The time has come to make a judgement of the great Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States from 1829~1837. Although some people didn’t like Jackson very well due to very few of his decisions, he made many good decisions during his presidency. Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a hero of the common man due to his unifying leadership, generous approach of governing, and concern for economic equality. The first reason that Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a hero is because of his unifying leadership.
Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication is a biography written by James C. Curtis. James C. Curtis traveled to Tennessee and worked with the Tennessee state Library and the Andrew Jackson Papers Project to locate unpublished correspondence of Jackson’s. Curtis went to great lengths in his research to try and be as accurate as possible when writing this book. The book covers Jackson’s childhood, in small detail, his military life and presidency. What James Curtis, like other authors, was trying to accomplish was to interpret Andrew Jackson's life and career in a new light.
Born into a non-aristocratic poor family, somewhere in the Carolina’s on March 14, 1767, was a man named Andrew Jackson. Jackson, also called “Old Hickory” was a very bold proactive man in American history. From being a military hero and founding the democratic party to enacting the trail of tears and dismantling the of the Bank of the United States, the man and his legacy are a prominent topic for scholarly debate. Some believe he was a great president and some believe he was the worse president. But if you look at it from a moral perceptive or in the eyes of a foreigner, Jackson’s legacy was far more villainous than heroic.