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A brutal reckoning

Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the epic war for the American South
2023
The Creek War is one of the most tragic episodes in American history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on what is now U.S. soil. What began as a vicious internal conflict among the Creek Indians metastasized like a cancer. The ensuing Creek War of 1813-1814 shattered Native American control of the Deep South and led to the infamous Trail of Tears, in which the government forcibly removed the southeastern Indians from their homeland. The war also gave Andrew Jackson his first combat leadership role, and his newfound popularity after defeating the Creeks would set him on the path to the White House. In A Brutal Reckoning, Peter Cozzens vividly captures the young Jackson, describing a brilliant but harsh military commander with unbridled ambition, a taste for cruelty, and a fraught sense of honor and duty. Jackson would not have won the war without the help of Native American allies, yet he denied their role and even insisted on their displacement, together with all the Indians of the American South in the Trail of Tears. A conflict involving not only white Americans and Native Americans, but also the British and the Spanish, the Creek War opened the Deep South to the Cotton Kingdom, setting the stage for the American Civil War yet to come. No other single Indian conflict had such significant impact on the fate of America--and A Brutal Reckoning is the definitive book on this forgotten chapter in our history.

Andrew Jackson

2018
Chronicles the life and career of President Andrew Jackson,discussing his childhood, political career a nd more.

Andrew Jackson

2019
Chronicles the life and career of President Andrew Jackson,discussing his childhood, political career and more.

Andrew Jackson

Contains key facts about the life of Andrew Jackson from his childhood to his retirement, focusing on his military and political careers and his term as the seventh president of the United States.

Revolution and the new nation

Expansion and reform
2010
A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.

The rise of Andrew Jackson

myth, manipulation, and the making of modern politics
The story of Andrew Jackson's improbable ascent to the White House, centered on the handlers and propagandists who made it possible.

The life of Andrew Jackson

2001
Chronicles the life of the seventh U.S. president, covering such topics as the deaths of his parents and brother, his role in the War of 1812's Battle of New Orleans, Native American removal measures, and the fight to eliminate the U.S. Bank.

Jacksonland

President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a great American land grab
2016
A narrative history of President Andrew Jackson, whose first major initiative as President instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears, and Cherokee Chief John Ross, a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomat who used the United States legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson and protect the land of the Five Civilized Tribes.

Andrew Jackson

2011
Examines the life and times of President Andrew Jackson, discussing his childhood, military service, entry into politics, the major events of his time in office from 1829 to 1837, and his post-presidency years.

Andrew Jackson

populist president
A biography of President Andrew Jackson that presents details about his life and examines why he was a controversial figure and the conflicts that still divide the United States today.

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