Books
Charles Sellers, The Market Revolution.
A sweeping political and social history of the Jacksonian
era that includes such topics as the birth of Mormonism
under Joseph Smith, Jackson's Indians removal policies,
and from the growth of women's rights and the spread of
the temperance movement.
Films
The President's Lady (1953)
This film concentrates on Andrew Jackson's relationship
with his wife Rachel, whose reputation causes scandal. For
a synopsis of and stills from this film, see
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046204
The Buccaneer
The story of the battle of New Orleans has been filmed
twice, in a 1938 version directed by Cecil B. DeMille
and a 1958 version directed by Anthony Quinn. For additional
information, see Sean Wilentz, The Buccaneer in Mark C.
Carnes, ed., Past Imperfect: History According to the
Movies.
Web Sites
Recommended Web Site:
Medicine of Jacksonian America
http://www.connerprairie.org/historyonline/jmed.html
Related Web Sites:
Jacksonian America, 1828-1840
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Alexis de Tocqueville
http://www.tocqueville.org/
This C-Span site contains extensive information about
Tocqueville's visit to the United States and his observations
about democracy.
Daniel Webster
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/index.html
Documents, speeches, and images from the Massachusetts
Senator's alma mater, Dartmouth College.
Divining America: Religion and the National
Culture
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/divam.htm
This site includes essays by leading religious historians
on American Jewish Experience - 19th C.; Mormonism
and the American Mainstream; Evangelicalism/Second
Great Awakening; Evangelicalism as a Social Movement;
African-American Religion; and Roman Catholics and
Immigration.
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Native Americans, Removal, and Resistance
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The Seminole Tribe of Florida
http://www.seminoletribe.com/history/index.shtml
The Seminole Indians of Florida present their own history,
including the story of Seminole resistance to the removal
policy.
The Trail of Tears
http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/nghisttt.html
This site identifies the key people, terms, events,
and consequences of the removal of the Cherokees from
Western Georgia.
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