Download or read book Old Hickory written by Robert W. Baumer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best U.S. division at war, from Normandy to the Bulge and beyond The 30th Infantry Division, drawn from the hill country of Tennessee and the Carolinas, was regarded during World War II as the cream of the crop of U.S. fighting units. The Germans agreed, calling the division “Roosevelt’s SS” for its tenacity and skill. The 30th fought in Normandy, along the Siegfried Line (where it conducted “the perfect infantry attack”), at the Battle of the Bulge, and in the final operations inside Germany. Baumer relies on primary sources to tell the story of this remarkable unit and its men in what is sure to become a classic World War II division history.

Download or read book Old Hickory s Nephew written by Mark R. Cheathem and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though remembered largely by history as Andrew Jackson's nephew, Andrew Jackson Donelson was himself a significant figure in nineteenth-century America: a politician, planter, diplomat, newspaper editor, and vice-presidential candidate. His relationship with his uncle and mentor defined his life, as he struggled to find the political and personal success that he wanted and his uncle thought he deserved. In Old Hickory's Nephew, the first definitive biography of this enigmatic man, Mark R. Cheathem explores both Donelson's political contributions and his complex, tumultuous, and often-overlooked relationship with Andrew Jackson. Born in Sumner County, Tennessee, in 1799, Donelson lost his father only five years later. Andrew Jackson soon became a force in his nephew's life, seeing in his namesake his political protégé. Jackson went so far as to predict that Donelson would one day become president. After attending West Point, Donelson helped establish the Jacksonian wing of the Democratic party and edited a national Democratic newspaper. As a diplomat, he helped bring about the annexation of Texas and, following in his uncle's footsteps, he became the owner of several plantations. On the surface, Donelson was a political and personal success. But few lives are so straightforward. The strong relationship between the uncle and nephew -- defined by the concept of honor that suffused the southern society in which they lived -- quickly frayed when Donelson and his wife defied his uncle during the infamous Peggy Eaton sex scandal of Jackson's first presidential administration. This resulted, Cheathem shows, in a tense relationship, full of distrust and suspicion, between Donelson and Jackson that lasted until the "Hero of New Orleans" died in 1845. Donelson later left the Democratic party in a tiff and joined the American, or Know Nothing, party, which selected him as Millard Fillmore's running mate in 1856. Though Donelson tried to establish himself as his uncle's political successor and legator, his friends and foes alike accused him of trading on his uncle's name to gain political and financial success. The life of Andrew Jackson Donelson illuminates the expectations placed upon young southern men of prominent families as well as the complexities and contradictions in their lives. In this biography, Cheathem awakens interest in a nearly forgotten but nonetheless intriguing figure in American history.

Download or read book Old Hickory s War written by David Heidler and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years following the War of 1812, Battle of New Orleans hero General Andrew Jackson became a power unto himself. He had earlier gained national acclaim and a military promotion upon successfully leading the West Tennessee militia in the Creek War of 1813--1814, Jackson furthered his fame in the First Seminole War in 1818, which led to his invasion of Spanish West Florida without presidential or congressional authorization and to the execution of two British subjects. In Old Hickory's War, David and Jeanne Heidler present an iconoclastic interpretation of the political, military, and ethnic complexities of Jackson's involvement in those two historic episodes. Their exciting narrative shows how the general's unpredictable behavior and determination to achieve his goals, combined with a timid administration headed by James Monroe, brought the United States to the brink of an international crisis in 1818 and sparked the longest congressional debate of the period.

Download or read book Old Hickory written by Burke Davis and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The personal life and turbulent military and political career of Andrew Jackson are considered in light of major twentieth-century reappraisals of America's seventh president and his time.

Download or read book Old Hickory as the Chief The Presidency of Andrew Jackson written by Andrew J. Richter and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like every American president, Andrew Jackson's legacy is up for debate. In this book I try to put aside personal bias and preconceived notions to give a fair look at Jackson's eight turbulent years in the White House. In doing so I found there were two different Jacksons. There was the traditional Jackson who won the Bank War and thwarted nullification and then there was the unsure and sensitive Jackson who craved friendship and loyalty. Historians have described Jackson as everything from a criminal dictator to heroic patriot. I'll let you judge where the truth lies.

Download or read book Old Hickory and Stonewall Jackson a Biographical Contrast written by Armistead Long and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comparative sketch between Andrew (Old Hickory) Jackson and Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson written by General Lee's Military Secretary, Armistead L. Long in the 1880s. This is Long's first book to be published since his critically acclaimed Memoirs of Robert E. Lee in 1886. Long's manuscript was edited to include over 200 digitally corrected period illustrations and photographs. Long's comparison reviews the Jacksons' similarities from childhood through their battlefield conquests. Long draws upon his personal experiences and secondary sources in discussing General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 and General Stonewall Jackson in the Civil War.

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Download or read book The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee written by Will Allen Dromgoole and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Old Hickory Recon written by Marion Sanford and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Franklin Pierce written by Roy F. Nichols and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First definitive biography of the fourteenth President, giving a psychological interpretation of the man in relation to his turbulent times.

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Download or read book Famous New Orleans Drinks and how to Mix em written by Stanley Clisby Arthur and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Battle of New Orleans written by Robert V. Remini and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing to life a landmark battle that helped define the character of the United States.

Download or read book War Expenditures written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Expenditures in the War Department and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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