Old Hickory's War - Hardcover

Heidler, David Stephen; Heidler, Jeanne T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811701131 ISBN 13: 9780811701136

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 1996

Synopsis

Explores Jackson's determination to have his way in his personal life and military actions

About this title

About the Author:

David S. Heidler formerly taught at the University of Southern Colorado and is the author of Pulling the Temple Down: The Fire-Eaters and the Destruction of the Union. Jeanne T. Heidler is professor of history at the United States Air Force Academy. They are coauthors of The War of 1812 and Manifest Destiny and coeditors of Encyclopedia of the American Civil War. They live in Colorado Springs.

From Publishers Weekly:

The authors use the defeat of the Creek and Seminole Indians and the U.S. acquisition of Spanish Florida between 1814 and 1819 as a case study in the origins of Manifest Destiny. The central figure here is General Andrew Jackson, whose personal ambition and imperial vision raised local hostilities to the level of national issues. The Heidlers tell a complex, ugly story of battles and betrayals, cross-purposes and misunderstanding, and they merit praise for their clear narrative of this unfamiliar episode in U.S. history. Their comprehensive research shows that, even at this early stage, neither Indians nor Europeans belonged in America's future-neither for Andrew Jackson nor for the young, not-too-scrupulous republic he represented and in many ways epitomized. The Heidlers teach history; David wrote Pulling the Temple Down. Photos.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0811701131
• ISBN 13: 9780811701136
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 2