American Lion

by Jon Meacham

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  PERIODICALS CONSULTED

  American Heritage The New York Times

  American Historical Review Niles’ Weekly Register

  The Atlantic Monthly The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography

  The Charleston (S.C.) Mercury

  The East Tennessee Historical Society’s Publications The Review of Religion

  The South Atlantic Quarterly

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  ILLUSTRATION CREDITS

  Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint photos and illustrations:

  General Jackson on his horse: Tennessee State Library and Archives

  Portrait of Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson: The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.

  The Hermitage: The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.

  Portrait of Andrew Donelson: The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.

  Portrait of Emily Donelson: The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.

  Portrait of Andrew Jackson, Jr.: The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.