Old Hickory - CMS James Clifford
The concept of civilian authority over the military is a revered bedrock belief of America and our Constitution. No military officer may proceed without the expressed consent and under the orders of competent civilian direction derived from the President of the United States. This has been true since the earliest days of our nation. That being the case, one might find it incredible for a general officer to invade sovereign territory, occupy installations and cities, expel the duly appointed civilian authority, make war on inhabitants, and execute citizens of a third nation, all without the express authority of the President. However, that is exactly what MG Andrew Jackson did in what has become known as the First Seminole War in 1818. Old Hickory's War is the story of these events. - [read more]
Old Hickory - Journal of American History
David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler are less interested in the sources of Jackson's behavior than in its effect on other people and the course of United States history. The point of Old Hickory’s War is to demonstrate the continuity between the Creek War of 1813–1814 and the First Seminole War of 1818 and the centrality of Jackson’s will to each. - [read more]
Old Hickory - Review from Publishers Weekly
The author uses the defeat of the Creek and Seminole Indians and the U.S. acquisition of Spanish Florida between 1814 and 1819 as a case study in the origins of Manifest Destiny. The central figure here is General Andrew Jackson whose personal ambition and imperial vision raised local hostilities to the level of national issues. - [read more]
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War - Booklist
After more than 100 years, the Civil War still attracts more public interest than any other event in U.S. history. This fact is reflected in the inordinate number of books, well over 50,000, written about the conflict. ABC-CLIO has published the most comprehensive reference work - [read more]
The Encyclopedia of the American Civil War - Booknews
This five-volume encyclopedia covers every subject and significant person connected with the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.- [read more]
Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 - Library Journal
The Heidlers (Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire, Stackpole, 1996) have edited an excellent reference work on the major event of the early national period, the War of 1812. - [read more]
Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 – Alabama Review
The War of 1812 was a complicated affair. Its origins lay in the byzantine world of European diplomacy, its military campaigns resulted in more frustrating draws than astounding victories, and its end resolved none of its causes. Nevertheless, the war was important because it demonstrated the need for a strong federal government, it stirred a great upswell in nationalism, and it helped spark the economic explosion that historians have come to call the market revolution. Despite the war's importance, however, it has fallen by the wayside in American historiography. Historians often view it as either the end of the New Republic or the beginning of the Age of Jackson. David and Jeanne Heidler's important book, Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 lets the war stand alone in all of its complexities.- [read more]
The War of 1812 - Booklist
Here is one of the first titles in Greenwood Guides to Historic Events, 1500-1900, a companion to Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Twentieth Century. The series is designed "to serve as resources for student research and to provide clearly written interpretations of topics central to the secondary school and lower-level undergraduate history curriculum." - [read more and see additional reviews]
The Mexican War - The Midwest Book Review
The Mexican War details both pre- and post-war concerns and issues, offering a blend of biographical sketches of key leaders and fighters along with maps, images, a timeline of events, and discussions which utilize primary documents. A 'must' for any comprehensive American history collection; especially at the college level.
The Mexican War – Reference & Research Book News
Aimed at student researchers at the high school and undergraduate level, this text provides and overview of the Mexican War from both the American and Mexican perspectives.
The Mexican War - H-Net Book Review
A Mexican War Gem. The Mexican War is a well-researched and clearly written introduction to the war between Mexico and its sister republic, the United States - [read more]