First published 1984
Robert Remini concludes his three-volume Jackson biography by examining the president's second term and its aftermath from 1833 to 1845. This final volume opens with Jackson's territorial expansion policies and moves through his reelection campaign. Remini traces how Jackson confronted the nullification crisis as South Carolina challenged federal authority. The author details Jackson's forced removal of Native American tribes beyond the Mississippi River and chronicles the growing national tensions over slavery that erupted in violence across the country. Remini shows Jackson wrestling with the complex politics of Texas annexation while managing the economic pressures that shaped his later presidency. The biography reveals Jackson as more than the simple frontier general of popular imagination. Remini demonstrates how Jackson's decisions during these crucial years set the course for American democracy's future development.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, american, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-figures, political-drama
Setting: Mississippi River, South Carolina, Texas
Period: 1833-1845
664 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins