Andrew Jackson & his Indian wars

Remini, Robert V. (Robert Vincent) 1921-2013 (Author).

Summary: The expulsion of Native Americans from the eastern half of the continent to the Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River is one of the most notorious events in U.S. history and the single most controversial aspect of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Jacksonian scholar Robert Remini provides an analysis of the entire story of Jackson's wars against the Indians, from his first battles with the Cherokees and Creeks to his presidential years, when he helped establish the Indian Territory in Oklahoma and, as a result, the Trail of Tears. --From publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 0142001287
ISBN: 9780142001288
Physical Description: print
xvi, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 2002, ©2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: New York : Viking, ©2001.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- Chronology -- Making of an Indian fighter -- Fighting Cherokees, Chickasaws, and Creeks -- Old Hickory -- Creek War -- Sharp Knife -- "Brothers, listen -- I am your friend and brother" -- Indian commissioner -- To seize Florida -- First Seminole war -- Despoiling the Chickasaws -- Despoiling the Choctaws -- Making of a president -- Indian Removal Act -- "Remove and be happy" -- Andrew Jackson versus the Cherokee Nation -- Second Seminole war -- Jackson's Indian legacy.