Driven West: Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears to the Civil War
Frontier and pioneer life, United States history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Professor posits that regional disagreements surrounding the removal of the Cherokees from the South--known as the Trail of Tears--by President Andrew Jackson fueled the states' rights debates that led to the Civil War. Discusses antebellum politics, including the 1830 Indian Removal Act, slavery, and the Mexican War. 2010
Title Details
ISBN
9781416548591
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Copyright Date
2010
Book number
4411480
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
John Polk
Duration
15 hours 38 minutes 34 seconds
Audio producer
American Printing House for the Blind