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A rare, fascinating personality emerges in Donald B. Cole's biography of Amos Kendall (1789-1869), the reputed intellectual engine behind Andrew Jackson's administration and an influential figure in the transformation of young America from an agrarian republic to a capitalist democracy. After helping Jackson with the election of 1828, Kendall became the president's chief advisor - speech writer, postmaster general, and author of the famous veto of the bill to recharter the Bank of the United States. Born on a small Massachusetts farm and educated at Dartmouth, Kendall moved to Kentucky as a young man to seek his fortune and eventually became one of the very few nationally prominent antebellum politicians who successfully combined northern origins and southern experience. Kendall's role in democratizing American politics is shown in a compelling narrative of his evolution from a republican idealist to a democratic individualist who contributed greatly to the rise of the Democratic party. His story also offers a fresh look at important elements of the antebellum communications revolution: he was deeply involved in the expansion of the post office and of the telegraph, and as a philan

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Author:   Donald B. Cole ,  Bertram Wyatt-Brown
Publisher:   Louisiana State University Press
Imprint:   Louisiana State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780807129302

ISBN 10:   0807129305
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   June 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Professor of history emeritus at Phillips Exeter Academy, Donald B. Cole is the author of The Presidency of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren and the American Political System, among other books. He lives in Exeter, New Hampshire.

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