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January 7, 2015
The Immortal Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans
I wrote this pieceon the Battle of New Orleans for We’re History, a new digital publication co-edited byHeather Cox RichardsonandDavid …
January 6, 2015
The British Perspective on the Battle of New Orleans
This editorialbrings up a perspective that is often ignored: What did the British think about the Battle of New Orleans? …
January 5, 2015
New Documentary on the Battle of New Orleans
Thursday marks the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans, so I’m running a series of posts commemorating the event …
December 31, 2014
Jacksonian America: 2014 in Review
WordPress prepared a year-end report for this blog. It was a light year for me in terms of original content, …
December 30, 2014
Was Andrew Johnson the Worst U.S. President?
The National Constitution Center asked that question yesterday, the anniversary of Johnson’s birth in 1808. Nothing in the linked piece …
December 18, 2014
Andrew Jackson and the Rise of the Democrats to be Published in Spring 2015
This week, I submitted the index for Andrew Jackson and the Rise of the Democrats, which will be published in …
December 15, 2014
Books for Spring 2015
On the schedule for the Spring 2015 semester are two sections of the U.S. survey (1865-present) and the Old South …
November 7, 2014
The 100 Most Influential Americans
A friend recently posted The Atlantic‘s 2006list of the 100 most influential Americans. Not surprisingly, 5 of the top 10 …
October 25, 2014
In Memoriam: Donald B. Cole
Earlier this week, in the course of contacting historians about a new project, I learned that Donald B. Cole passed …
October 7, 2014
Biographies of Pivotal Tennesseans at the 2014 Southern Festival of Books
I have the distinct privilege of participating in this year’s Southern Festival of Books, which will be held this weekend …
