Vindicating Andrew Jackson: The 1828 Election and the Rise of the Two-Party System

by Donald B. Cole

The presidential election of 1828 is one of the most compelling stories in American history: Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans and man of the people, bounced back from his controversial loss four years earlier to unseat John Quincy Adams in a campaign notorious for its mudslinging. With his victory, the torch was effectively passed from the founding fathers to the people.

This study of Jackson's election separates myth from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700616616
• ISBN13: 9780700616619
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.4"