Jackson, Andrew: Retirement

Jackson retired to the Hermitage and lived out his life there. He was still despised as a high-handed and capricious dictator by his enemies and revered as a forceful democratic leader by his followers. Although he was known as a frontiersman, Jackson was personally dignified, courteous, and gentlemanly—with a devotion to the “gentleman's code” that led him to fight several duels.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Jacksonian Democracy
• Retirement
• President
• War Hero
• Early Career
• Bibliography

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