The Assassination Attempt on Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jackson

Political assassination has been around since Biblical times, if not longer.

Andrew Jackson: Public Figure

General Andrew Jackson was the ideal image of “The Hero.”

Andrew Jackson had been in the public eye since he was in his early twenties. As a Tennessee lawyer, planter, speculator, horseracer, duelist and legislator, he eventually became “General” Jackson, a militia title, and “Old Hickory” for posterity. With such a resume, it is easy to unde...

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Published on April 01, 2017 17:12
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