Presidents from Adams through Polk, 1825-1849: Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents

by David A. Smith

Book Overview

It was the Era of Good Feelings, but all was not well with the young Republic. From 1825 to 1849, presidents John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James K. Polk grappled with the legacy of the Monroe Doctrine, Indian removal, territorial expansion, the National Bank, tariffs, economic depressions, War with Mexico, near war with Great Britain, and the place of slavery in the growing nation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313331758
• ISBN13: 9780313331756
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.6"