Jacksonland : President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a great American land grab
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2015.
ISBN
9781594205569, 1594205566
Lexile measure
1180L
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Cherokee Indians -- History -- 19th century.
Cherokee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Five Civilized Tribes -- Government relations.
Indian Removal, 1813-1903.
Indians of North America -- History -- 19th century.
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Southern States -- History.
Jackson, Andrew, -- 1767-1845 -- Relations with Cherokee Indians.
Jackson, Andrew, -- 1767-1845.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Ross, John, -- 1790-1866.
United States -- History -- 1815-1861.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1812-1815.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
Cherokee Indians -- History -- 19th century.
Cherokee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Five Civilized Tribes -- Government relations.
Indian Removal, 1813-1903.
Indians of North America -- History -- 19th century.
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Southern States -- History.
Jackson, Andrew, -- 1767-1845 -- Relations with Cherokee Indians.
Jackson, Andrew, -- 1767-1845.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Ross, John, -- 1790-1866.
United States -- History -- 1815-1861.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1812-1815.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
421 pages, 8 unnumbered plates: illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781594205569, 1594205566
Lexile measure
1180
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [397]-406) and index.
Description
Five decades after the Revolutionary War, the United States approached a constitutional crisis. At its center stood two former military comrades locked in a struggle that tested the boundaries of our fledgling democracy. One man we recognize: Andrew Jackson--war hero, populist, and exemplar of the expanding South--whose first major initiative as President instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears. The other is a half-forgotten figure: John Ross--a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomat--who used the United States' own legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson. Representing one of the Five Civilized Tribes who had adopted the ways of white settlers--cultivating farms, publishing a newspaper in their own language, and sending children to school--Ross championed the tribes' cause all the way to the Supreme Court. He gained allies like Senator Henry Clay, Chief Justice John Marshall, and even Davy Crockett. In a fight that seems at once distant and familiar, Ross and his allies made their case in the media, committed civil disobedience, and benefited from the first mass political action by American women. At stake in this struggle was the land of the Five Civilized Tribes. In shocking detail, Jacksonland reveals how Jackson, as a general, extracted immense wealth from his own armies' conquest of native lands. Later, as president, Jackson set in motion the seizure of tens of millions of acres in today's Deep South. This is the story of America at a moment of transition, when the fate of states and nations was decided by the actions of two heroic yet tragically opposed men.--From publisher description.
Target Audience
1180L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Inskeep, S. (2015). Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a great American land grab . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Inskeep, Steve. 2015. Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Inskeep, Steve. Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab Penguin Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Inskeep, Steve. Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab Penguin Press, 2015.
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