A Companion to the Era of Andrew Jacksonoffers a wealth of new insights on the era of Andrew Jackson. This collection of essays by leading scholars and historians considers various aspects of the life, times, and legacy of the seventh president of the United States.Provides an overview of Andrew Jackson's life and legacy, grounded in the latest scholarship and including original research spread across a number of thematic areasFeatures 30 essays contributed by leading scholars and historiansSynthesizes the most up-to-date scholarship on the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the Age of Andrew JacksonContent:Chapter One Life on the Early American Borderlands (pages 13–36): Kevin T. BarksdaleChapter Two The Foundations of Jackson's Removal Policy: U.S.?Indian Relations, 1775–1815 (pages 37–55): Tim Alan GarrisonChapter Three The Old Southwest becomes the Cotton Frontier (pages 56–78): Daniel S. DupreChapter Four Andrew Jackson and the Legacy of the Battle of New Orleans (pages 79–92): Matthew WarshauerChapter Five The Market Revolution (pages 93–110): Brian Phillips MurphyChapter Six Religious Revivalism and Public Life (pages 111–129): Eric R. SchlerethChapter Seven Internal Improvements (pages 130–153): Stephen CampbellChapter Eight Slavery and the Making of the Old South (pages 154–169): Robert H. GudmestadChapter Nine Creating a Democracy of Common Men (pages 170–193): Michael ZakimChapter Ten The Ambiguities of Class in Antebellum America (pages 194–212): Brian P. LuskeyChapter Eleven Antislavery to Abolitionism (pages 213–228): L. Diane BarnesChapter Twelve The Early Jackson Party: A Force for Democratization? (pages 229–259): Thomas CoensChapter Thirteen The Myth and Reality of Andrew Jackson's Rise in the Election of 1824 (pages 260–279): Sharon Ann MurphyChapter Fourteen The Elections of 1824 and 1828 and the Birth of Modern Politics (pages 280–297): John M. SacherChapter Fifteen “She's as Chaste as a Virgin!”: Gender, Political Platfo