A Jackson man
Amos Kendall and the rise of American democracy
Edición de la obra A Jackson man
| Autor | Donald B. Cole |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Louisiana State University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2004 |
| Lugar | Baton Rouge |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 332 |
| ISBN-10 | 0807129305 |
| OCLC | 53144623 |
| LCCN | 2003021390 |
| Serie | Southern biography series |
| Número de Cutter | C689j |
"A rare, fascinating personality emerges in Donald B. Cole's biography of Amos Kendall (1789-1869), the reputed intellectual engine behind Andrew Jackson's administration and an influential figure in the transformation of young America from an agrarian republic to a capitalist democracy. After helping Jackson win the election of 1828, Kendall became the president's chief adviser - speech writer, postmaster general, and author of the famous veto of the bill to recharter the Bank of the United States. Born on a small Massachusetts farm and educated at Dartmouth, Kendall moved to Kentucky as a young man to seek his fortune and eventually became one of the very few nationally prominent antebellum politicians who successfully combined northern origins and southern experience."--BOOK JACKET.