Synopses & Reviews
The expulsion of Native Americans from the eastern half of the continent to the Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River is one of the most notorious events in U.S. history and the single most controversial aspect of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Preeminent Jacksonian scholar Robert Remini now provides a thoughtful analysis of the entire story of Jackson's wars against the Indians, from his first battles with the Cherokees and Creeks to his presidential years, when he helped establish the Indian Territory in Oklahoma and, as a result, the Trail of Tears. This is at once an exuberant work of American history and a sobering reminder of the violence and darkness at the heart of our nation's past.
"Vividly written and often harrowing . . . Remini recounts Jackson's exploits . . . with riveting narrative prose." (Michael Holt, Chicago Tribune)
"When it comes to Jackson . . . there are few who have such a masterly command of the sources as Mr. Remini [who] kept me up late at night reading and causing me to wonder why, with narrative history such as this, anyone bothers to read historical novels." (Roger D. McGrath, The Wall Street Journal)
Synopsis
The expulsion of Native Americans from the east is one of the most notorious events in U.S. history. Preeminent Jacksonian scholar Remini now provides a thoughtful analysis of the story of Jackson's wars against the Indians. This is at once an exuberant work of American history and a sobering reminder of the violence and darkness at the heart of our nation's past. of illustrations.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-307) and index.
Synopsis
The expulsion of Native Americans from the eastern half of the continent to the Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River is one of the most notorious events in U.S. history and the single most controversial aspect of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Preeminent Jacksonian scholar Robert Remini now provides a thoughtful analysis of the entire story of Jackson's wars against the Indians, from his first battles with the Cherokees and Creeks to his presidential years, when he helped establish the Indian Territory in Oklahoma and, as a result, the Trail of Tears. This is at once an exuberant work of American history and a sobering reminder of the violence and darkness at the heart of our nation's past.
Vividly written and often harrowing . . . Remini recounts Jackson's exploits . . . with riveting narrative prose. (Michael Holt, Chicago Tribune)
When it comes to Jackson . . . there are few who have such a masterly command of the sources as Mr. Remini who] kept me up late at night reading and causing me to wonder why, with narrative history such as this, anyone bothers to read historical novels. (Roger D. McGrath, The Wall Street Journal)
About the Author
Robert V. Remini, whose three-volume biography, Andrew Jackson, won the National Book Award and was reissued in 1998 as a Main Selection of the History Book Club, is also the author of biographies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. He is professor emeritus of history and research professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and lives in Wilmette, Illinois.
Table of Contents
Preface --Chronology --Making of an Indian fighter --Fighting Cherokees, Chickasaws, and Creeks --Old Hickory --Creek Wwar --Sharp Knife --"Brothers, listen - I am your friend and brother" --Indian commissioner --To seize Florida --First Seminole war --Despoiling the Chickasaws --Despoiling the Choctaws --Making of a president --Indian Removal Act --"Remove and be happy" --Andrew Jackson versus the Cherokee Nation --Second Seminole war --Jackson's Indian legacy.