Andrew Jackson and those Tennesseans who, along with him, were a major force in Tennessee and American political life can best be understood by examining the political culture they all shared. The ten men studied here were the children or grandchildren of immigrants from either the Scottish lowlands or the north of Ireland. All experienced the rise from the yeoman/artisan class to that of landed gentry, and all displayed in their adult lives the influence of that move from one socioeconomic class to another. This view of Jackson and his closest friends suggests a view of these men's motives; their values, attitudes, and beliefs were somewhat different than historians have pictured for us. These Jacksonians sought to preserve the world of their fathers while changing their place in the world. They looked back but moved ahead; they were self-interested but tempered always by a selfless ideal.
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?[R]atner presents a provocative idea that should be borne in mind by future Jacksonian scholars. Also, the biographical sketches, particulary those of lesser-known figures like John Coffee and George Washington Campbell, should serve as useful sources.?-The Journal of Southern History
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The New York writer, government bureaucrat, and political propagandist James Kirke Paulding often commented on the frenetic pace of economic growth, population increase, and technological change evident in his city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Andrew Jackson, Van Buren, New York, North Carolina, United States, New Orleans, Sam Houston, Hugh Lawson White, John Overton, John Henry Eaton, John Coffee, William Carroll, Henry Clay, John Eaton, Tennessee Jacksonians, Carnegie Institute of Washington, East Tennessee, John Calhoun, George Washington Campbell, John Spencer Bassett, Felix Grundy, Horseshoe Bend, American Revolution, Andrew Donelson, Cumberland River New!
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The New York writer, government bureaucrat, and political propagandist James Kirke Paulding often commented on the frenetic pace of economic growth, population increase, and technological change evident in his city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dishonorable men, gentry status, other lieutenants Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Andrew Jackson, Van Buren, New York, North Carolina, United States, New Orleans, Sam Houston, Hugh Lawson White, John Overton, John Henry Eaton, John Coffee, William Carroll, Henry Clay, John Eaton, Tennessee Jacksonians, Carnegie Institute of Washington, East Tennessee, John Calhoun, George Washington Campbell, John Spencer Bassett, Felix Grundy, Horseshoe Bend, American Revolution, Andrew Donelson, Cumberland River New!
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