Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Willman, Paul I.

The house divides the Age of Jackson and Lincoln, from the War of 1812 to the Civil War Paul I. Wellman - Garden City, New York Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1966 - 488 p - Mainstream of America series .

I. The rise of Andrew Jackson: Crisis at New Orleans --
Forerunners of empire --
The Indian and the westward tidal wave --
The Tennessee firebrand --
"Bargain and corruption" --
The bitter taste of victory --
II. The defender of the union: The problem, and the dream --
The challenge --
The bank and Henry Clay --
The old soldier strikes --
Rise of a new star --
"Right or wrong, my country" --
III. Manifest destiny: Panic and lands of promise --
The West, and Texas --
War with Mexico --
Buena vista --
War in the amateur manner --
Scott's great campaign --
IV. The rift becomes a chasm: "The most humble walks of life" --
Gold in California --
The old giants take their stand --
The fury rises --
Vendetta --
V. The irrepressible conflict: Events beyond control --
Devices and discoveries --
Lincoln versus Douglas --
Harper's Ferry --
A new hand for the rudder --
Secession --
An oath registered in heaven.

The Age Of Jackson And Lincoln, From The War Of 1812 To The Civil War.

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