A Jackson Man: Amos Kendall and the Rise of American Democracy

by Donald B. Cole

Book Overview

Well researched... and well written, this work gives us Kendall, warts and all. We see the avarice, the ambition, and the contradictions of his subject.... This is biography at its best. -- Journal of American History
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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807136476
• ISBN13: 9780807136478
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"