1856 – Life of Andrew Jackson | United States President | Jenkins & Bancroft

A rare, mid-19th-century printing of the Life and Public Services of General Andrew Jackson including biographical, political, and military sketches of his life. Jenkins and Bancroft write about President Jackson’s interactions with Indians, political duels with Dickinson, dealing with hostilities in Great Britain and military commands in the War of 1812. This book showcases military tactics, speeches and addresses to the army and political leaders, and his attempts at raising militia in the Midwest and South.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life and Public Services of Gen. Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the United States
• Author(s): John S. Jenkins; George Bancroft
• Publisher: New York and Auburn, Miller, Orton, & Mulligan
• Edition: 1856.
• Binding: Original cloth hardcover
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Size:  7.5 in x 5.25 in (19.5 cm x 13.5 cm)
• Collation: 397 pp
• Illustrations: Frontispiece portrait
• Contents Include:
  • Biographical Sketch of Jackson
  • War of 1812 Military Leadership
  • Political Rivalries and Duels
  • Indian Affairs and Treaties
  • Army Correspondence and Orders
• Reference(s): Sabin 36007

Condition:

Good condition. Tight, secure original binding with moderate rubbing and staining to cloth and corners. Pages generally clean. Portrait frontispiece present.

Why Collect This?

• Bullet a key rarity or unrecorded status

Item Number: #29860