Waking giant
Subtitle: America in the age of Jackson
By: David S. Reynolds.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9780060826567
Subjects: Jackson, Andrew, -- 1767-1845 -- Influence.; United States -- History -- 1815-1861.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.; United States -- Social conditions -- To 1865.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-435) and index.
Table of contents: value: Forging a national identity; value: Political fights, popular fêtes; value: Jackson's presidency : democracy and power; value: God's many kingdoms; value: Reforms, panaceas, inventions, fads; value: Rebellion and renaissance; value: Party politics and manifest destiny.