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Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication
Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication Author:James C. Curtis From the author's preface: — His soldiers called him Old Hickory, thus commending him to the ages. In the rhetoric of presidential politics, few titles are so vivid, so suggestive of vigor and action. Strength, toughness, physical courage, perseverance--these are qualities we associate with Andrew Jackson and have come to expect in both his marti... more »al and presidential successors. Indeed, Jackson ranks among the greatest of American generals and as the first modern chief executive.« less