Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-11
Mr. PartOn's Great Work Nearly Ready.
THE LIFE OF
ANDREW JACKSON.
BY JAMES PARTON.
Author of g Life and Times of Aaron Burr
Humorous Poetry of the English Lam
guage," etc.
3VOls. SvO. $50 Pages Each.
WITH STEEL PORTRAITS.


THE publishers have the pleasure Of announcing
that this long expected work, in the or"Hir tinn
of which Mr.. Parton has now been nder ga ~ en-
gagged for some years, and upon whc he as be-
stowe an amount Of careful research and DO. Ius
Investigation rarely gwen TO q biography is . y SO
far progressed that they are enabled To announce its
publication. The first volume will be issued about
December LIST, 1859, and the others Will follow At
intervals Of three or four months Each will ave
one or more steel portraits, and the paper printing
and binding will be Of the best quality.
The Life Of this extraordinary man now offered 10
the public tells the strange, eVentful his
career far the first time. The works previously pub
lsbed upon the life OF Andrew jackson, besies he.
ing brief and incomplete, we're written for the pur.
pose Of influencing votes, and could be other
wise than partial and eulogistic. The present work
has been prepared with the single object Of telling
III" ruth, the whole truth aad nothing but the
truth-suppTessiBg neutrality-suspicious. away moth
ing-exagg ting nothing. By personal researches
aud inquiries in Ihe States and localities where
General Jackson lived and acted Mr. Parton has nc.
cumullted a larger amount of valuable and original
material than was, perhaps, ever brought together
before u illustrate the life OF one nun. FAR as
possible, the author has seen everything with his
own eye, and gone To the SOURCES OF information
resolute always To reach the real ana innermos.
TRUTH.
The three volumes Of the work will each present
General jackson in different charact.r in eut
see les. surrounded BY different cn-opsra:ors
Volume first exhibits him chiefly in the character
oil a WESTERN PIONEER. II contains au immense mass
Of new Information respecting the race whence An
drew Jackson sprung-hs childhood and school life
his career as teacher OF Old Field Schooi-law
lawyer-fFOHtier
attorney and judge member of C1ngress-store-
Keeper and planter sporting man aud inIan hghser
This Volume contains large numbcf of JicksOn's
earliest letters, some OF which were wr ten when
he barely attained his majority; also full and
correct accounts Of his extraor uary marriage his
early dueIs ms connection and CORES pondence with
Aaron Burr, his feud a ID ARRAY with tn, Bentons
his brilliant and successful Greek capture with
original letters Of General Colee never before pub.
lshed.
Volume second presents a far fuller account Of
General Jaekson's military career than any yet be-
fore the pnbc. II comprises British aud nericAu
narrati es OF the great New Orleans campaign To-
gether with letters witteu by jackson, Coffee aud
others, in The midst Of the arduOus struggle, and
large number Of Incidents and anecdotes obtained
directly from residents of New Orleans. This
volume cont ns, also, The nhole truth respecting the
Seminole War OF SIS, the INVASION OF Florida the
execution OF ArbuthnOI and Ambrisier, the secret
orders Of fresdeat Monroe, the origin OF Jacksnns
feuds With Crawford. Calhoun, Clay aud Adams.
General Jsckson's celebrated ufdentia correspon-
dence VITA Mr. Monroe, is printed in tul, with all
requisite explanatory comments. Every step OF the
process by which General Jackson rendered
ctnuiiate Tor the presidency is explained from
documents written and furnished by The men who
were chiefly Instrumental in tbs elevation.
Volume Third exhibits General Jackson u the
statesman. Upon tins volume the author has L
pen led his best strength The Geld Is new, the
terial immense, the subject OF tue highest Dteret-
and importance Volume Third reveals the Interior
uistDry Of the Cabinet explosion OF 1850, the Mrs
Ia ou's ntrigues, the 4" War Of the Succession -
the great Bank contest, the French eabrog 10, and
all tic other exciting eyeuts OF the stormy
period in the history OF American politics. A a.
number of anecdotes Of the wishiL gton aud White
life Of General jackson, before printed
will give variety 10 the pages OF Tins volume. The
close OG Ihe Generals hle-his retirement t. the
HeTmitagc-hls Conversion and tAeolugIcI studies
his last sickness and tue conversations Il has
bed, and his peaceful death-Are related from the
testimony Of eye witnesses
VI ar. ParIOn's qualifications for so important a
work, the puo fishers deem IL unueces 10 speak
IFS pOwers Of research, iuvestiS aud ana
lysis; his faculty for grouping incidents and persons
with picturesque effect; his transpsrr ut honesty Of
and rtgpr NJ
Sly lie, uIte 70 place bun "a tne iroat rauk u bio
ertphrrs who have wrtIsu Ia tue fgiish langua se
Preseatit g a. the hero OF tHIs present does,
prbabiy tue most interesting subject fr biography
Auer,cin history the publishers have great CON
hdence that cartons Lie % Jackson VII prove oe
Ui the most Intensely Interesting aud permanently
valuable works OF lis class giyea the pub e
IL val be sold by SUBSCRIPTION Oaly-
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