Andrew Jackson Old Hickory.
To understand America, it\'s vital to understand Andrew Jackson.".
Controversial and complicated, Andrew Jacksons Life is worthy of examination.
Jacksonian democracy invigorated the national government and became a foundation of the modern political process.
Jackson cannot be described in one-dimensional terms because there were layers to the Tennessee frontier president. - The Birth of a Legend - Jackson the General - Jackson and Politics - Jackson\'s Home Life - Jackson\'s First Term - Jackson\'s Second Term - Jackson Returns to Tennessee - Jackson\'s Legacy Like his country, he was both ruthless and chivalrous, hot-tempered and steadfast, an authoritarian and a believer in equality.
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The first American president born to immigrant parents, Jackson was the embodiment of the new blood which infused the American spirit in the early 19th century.
He believed in the rights of the common man because he came from humble beginnings and distrusted the vested institutions of power.
The nicknames by which the seventh president is known reflect the different facets of his complicated nature.
King Andrew I.
The Peoples President.
King Mob.
Andrew Jackson Old Hickory
