A Jackson man
Subtitle: Amos Kendall and the rise of American democracy
By: Donald B. Cole.
Series: Southern biography series
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
Subjects: Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869.; Politicians -- Southern States -- Biography.; Journalists -- Kentucky -- Biography.; Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-320) and index.