Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John

Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab

â€œThe story of the Cherokee removal has been told many times, but never before has a single book given us such a sense of how it happened and what it meant, not only for Indians, but also for the future and soul of America.â€ â€”The Washington Post
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Five decades after the Revolutionary War, the United States approached a constitutional crisis. At its center stood two former military comrades locked in a struggle that tested the boundaries of our fledgling democracy.
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One man we recognize: Andrew Jacksonâ€”war hero, populist, and exemplar of the expanding Southâ€”whose first major initiative as president instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears. The other is a half-forgotten figure: John Rossâ€”a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomatâ€”who used the United Statesâ€™ own legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson.Â Representing one of the Five Civilized Tribes who had adopted the ways of white settlers, Ross championed the tribesâ€™ cause all the way to the Supreme Court, gaining allies like Senator Henry Clay, Chief Justice John Marshall, and even Davy Crockett. Ross and his allies made their case in the media, committedÂ civil disobedience, and benefited from the first mass political action by American women. Their struggle contained ominous overtures of later events like the Civil War and defined the political culture for much that followed.Â
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JacksonlandÂ is the work of renowned journalist Steve Inskeep, cohost of NPRâ€™s Morning Edition, who offers a heart-stopping narrative masterpiece, a tragedy of American history that feels ripped from the headlines in its immediacy, drama, and relevance to our lives. JacksonlandÂ is the story of America at a moment of transition, when the fate of states and nations was decided by the actions of two heroic yet tragically opposed men.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-05-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143108313

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-05-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143108313

Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab

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