The Age of Andrew Jackson

Contents

Contents Foreword vii Introduction ix 1. “The Shape of Democracy”: Historical Interpretations of Jacksonian Democracy Mark R. Cheathem 1 2. The Corrupt Bargain and the Rise of the Jacksonian Movement, 1825–1828 Kristofer Ray 22 3. Historians and the Nature of Party Politics in Jacksonian America Wade Shaffer 36 4. The South Carolina Nullification Crisis, 1828–1833: A Historiographical Overview Kevin M. Gannon 51 5. Seeking the Mainstream: The Historiography of Indian Removal John T. Ellisor 64 6. The Age of Association: Temperance, Antislavery, and Women’s Rights Movements in Jacksonian America Beth A. Salerno 79 7. “The Few at the Expense of the Many”: The Historiography of Jacksonian Economics Ryan Ruckel 103 Bibliography 120 Contributors 134 Index 136 vi ...