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Additional Reading
A collection of Andrew Jacksonās letters and documents can be found in Sam B. Smith et al. (eds.), The Papers of Andrew Jackson (1980ā ). Biographies of Jackson are Robert V. Remini, Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire, 3 vol. (1977ā84), also available in a one-volume condensed and rev. ed., The Life of Andrew Jackson (1988); Marquis James, Andrew Jackson: The Border Captain (1933, reprinted 1985), and Andrew Jackson: Portrait of a President (1937, reprinted 1983); James C. Curtis, Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication (1976); and Burke Davis, Old Hickory (1977). Various aspects of Jacksonās career and influence are presented in Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., The Age of Jackson (1945, reissued 1989), a classic work; Robert V. Remini, The Election of Andrew Jackson (1963, reprinted 1980), and The Legacy of Andrew Jackson: Essays on Democracy, Indian Removal, and Slavery (1988); Richard P. McCormick, The Second American Party System: Party Formation in the Jacksonian Era (1966, reissued 1973); Michael Paul Rogin, Fathers and Children: Andrew Jackson and the Subjugation of the American Indian (1975, reissued 1991); Anthony F.C. Wallace, The Long, Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians (1993), discussing Jacksonās role in the forced relocation of many Native Americans; Richard B. Latner, The Presidency of Andrew Jackson: White House Politics, 1829ā1837 (1979); Donald B. Cole, The Presidency of Andrew Jackson (1993), a detailed account of Jacksonās presidency, portraying him as more uncertain of himself than many believed; John M. Belohlavek, Let the Eagle Soar!: The Foreign Policy of Andrew Jackson (1985); Richard E. Ellis, The Union at Risk: Jacksonian Democracy, Statesā Rights, and the Nullification Crisis (1987); and Harry L. Watson, Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America (1990), which deals with politics and public life during the years just before Jacksonās presidency into the decade afterward. Robert V. Remini and Robert O. Rupp, Andrew Jackson (1991), provides an annotated bibliography. Jon Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (2008), won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for biography.
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Article History
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| Invalidated site: Warfare History Network - Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans. | Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 04, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - How Andrew Jackson went from revered to reviled. | May 22, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Andrew Jackson Papers. | Dec 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - Andrew Jackson. | Oct 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Andrew Jackson. | Aug 25, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans. | Feb 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smithsonian Institution - Knowing the Presidents: Andrew Jackson. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Andrew Jackson: Leading the Battle of New Orleans. | Sep 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: American History Central - Andrew Jackson ļæ½ 7th President of the United States. | Sep 16, 2024 | ||
| Added an interactive timeline of the Jackson presidency; media updated. | Jul 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The presidency of Andrew Jackson. | May 27, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Andrew Jackson's Hermitage - Andrew Jacksonļæ½s Life. | Sep 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Andrew Jackson (1829-1837). | May 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans. | Feb 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Rise of Andrew Jackson. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Removed cross-reference and tables. | Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| Added an overview video of his presidency. | Oct 12, 2018 | ||
| Added a description of Jackson's Native American policy and of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. | Sep 18, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Apr 21, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: TN History for Kids! - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Jan 03, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - The Moon ļæ½ Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Jan 03, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Dec 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - King Andrew and the Bank. | Jul 15, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Lehrman Institute - Andrew Jackson, and the Panic of Banks. | Jul 15, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Senate - Andrew Jackson. | Jun 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Famous People - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Jun 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Jun 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Andrew Jackson's Hermitage - Home of the People's President, in Nashville, TN. | Jan 26, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Andrew Jackson's Hermitage - Home of the People's President, in Nashville, TN. | Jan 26, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Lehrman Institute - Andrew Jackson and the Panic of Banks. | Oct 19, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Army Museum - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Tennessee Encyclopedia - Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Old And Sold - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - The Rise Of Dame Julie Andrews. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Jan 09, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Jan 09, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Jan 09, 2013 | ||
| Added timeline. | Apr 15, 2011 | ||
| Added drawing of Andrew Jackson's first reception at the White House. | Aug 27, 2010 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jun 25, 2009 | ||
| Added American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham. | Apr 21, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Feb 20, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Groningen - Revolution to Reconstruction - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Oct 04, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Andrew Jackson. | Nov 03, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Hermitage - Home of President Andrew Jackson. | Sep 15, 2006 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 04, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 29, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 11, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |