Symbolic violence against U.S. presidents isn't new, but it's also not healthy in today's political climate.
The Origin of Who Is James K. Polk?
Ultimately, I arrived at the same conclusion with which I started: the 1844 presidential election was an overlooked, yet crucial, step move toward the Civil War.
Review of And Tyler No More
Credit: https://stanhaynes.com/ Earlier this fall, attorney and author Stan Haynes offered to send me a copy of his newest book, And Tyler No More, which is set in the Jacksonian/antebellum period. Although there is some fiction set in this period (see my review of A Stranger Here Below), there isn't a lot. With that in … Continue reading Review of And Tyler No More
Jacksonian America: Society, Personality, and Politics 