The Andrew Jackson Foundation (AJF) announced yesterday that it believes it has located the site of a cemetery for the African Americans enslaved by Andrew Jackson on the property of his Hermitage plantation.
Disinformation in the 1844 Presidential Campaign
In the middle of the 1844 presidential election, an explosive story that some believed would transform the presidential campaign appeared in the national media. Instead, it turned out to be a piece of disinformation that proved to be far less consequential than if it had been true.
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 