Andrew Jackson and His Tennessee Lieutenants: A Study in Political Culture

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• Introduction 1
• Notes 4
• 1 - Home Left, Home Found 7
• Notes 16
• 2 - Andrew Jackson: In Search of Honor, in Defense of Reputation 19
• Notes 33
• 3 - John Overton: The Power Behind the Throne 35
• Notes 40
• 4 - John Coffee: Kin but by Blood 41
• Notes 48
• 5 - George Washington Campbell: Jackson's Man in the East 49
• Notes 55
• 6 - William B. Lewis: The Loyal Retainer 57
• Notes 64
• 7 - William Carroll: The People's Advocate 65
• Notes 71
• 8 - Hugh Lawson White: The Tennessee "Brutus" 73
• Notes 82
• 9 - John Henry Eaton: A Lost Man 83
• Notes 90
• 10 - James K. Polk: The Cause Above All Else 91
• Notes 96
• 11 - Sam Houston: The Prodigal Son 99
• Notes 107
• Epilogue 109
• Bibliography 111
• Index 119
• About the Author 123

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