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  1. Andrew Jackson Reinvents American Democracy

    By David S. Reynolds , Winter 2020, Volume 64, Issue 1

    Jackson had deep flaws, but he left a lasting legacy, strengthening the executive office and striving to represent as many Americans as possible. More >>>

  2. The Antebellum Period

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    Artifacts Chapeau of Lt. Charles Wilkes US Naval Academy Museum Canal Line Boat "Frank B. Thomson" Erie Canal Museum Andrew Jackson on Horseback American Heritag More >>>

  3. George Washington’s Beautiful Nelly

    By Donald Jackson , February 1977, Volume 28, Issue 2

    The President's granddaughter, a dazzling young lady of privilege, lived her later years with diminished means More >>>

  4. The Rise Of The Little Magician

    By Louis W. Koenig , June 1962, Volume 13, Issue 4

    Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson’s right-hand man, was a master of political intrigue who let nothing block his one unwavering ambition—the Presidency. But sometimes he was too smart for his own good More >>>

  5. They All Were Born In Log Cabins

    By James D. Hart , August 1956, Volume 7, Issue 5

    Aspirants for the White House begin humbly and rise fast in the typical campaign biography More >>>

  6. How to Get Elected

    By Bernard A. Wei… , August 1964, Volume 15, Issue 5

    The American system of choosing a President has not worked out badly, far as it may be from the Founding Fathers’ vision of a natural aristocracy More >>>

  7. Digital Reviews

    By Eric Stange , Spring 2009, Volume 59, Issue 1

     Matters of Debate IN THIS BICENTENNIAL YEAR of Lincoln’s birth, one of the hundreds of offerings about the 16th president brings his voice to life with particular power: BBC Audiobooks ha More >>>

  8. A Zip Through History

    By Gerald Carson , October 1974, Volume 25, Issue 6

    The U.S. Post Office, 1775-1974 More >>>

  9. Land!

    By Robert E. Cunningham , February 1966, Volume 17, Issue 2

    When the Oklahoma District was opened, boomers staked their claims. Sooners staked theirs sooner. Thousands of both were on hand, all with a single aim: More >>>

  10. The Widow Washington

    By Martha Saxton , Fall 2020 George Washington Prize, Volume 65, Issue 8

    Denigrated as "crude," "illiterate," "self-centered," and "slovenly," Mary Washington had the singular destiny to have a son whose potential for being idealized seems to have been even greater than that for motherhood. More >>>

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