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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
As a young man, Jackson was a gambler who frequented brothels.<ref>http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2011/04/01/andrew-jacksons-tragic-love-story</ref> He met a married woman (Rachel Donelson Robards) and reportedly broke up her marriage with his affections for her.<ref>Jon Meacham, "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," pp. 21-22 (2008).</ref> Jackson eloped with this married woman while her husband was suing her for divorce (unusual in those days) on the grounds of adultery. Jackson's marriage to her constituted bigamy, a crime punishable by death under English [[common law]], and Jackson remarried her after her divorce became final.
As a young man, Jackson was a gambler who frequented brothels.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2011/04/01/andrew-jacksons-tragic-love-story</ref> He met a married woman (Rachel Donelson Robards) and reportedly broke up her marriage with his affections for her.<ref>Jon Meacham, "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," pp. 21-22 (2008).</ref> Jackson eloped with this married woman while her husband was suing her for divorce (unusual in those days) on the grounds of adultery. Jackson's marriage to her constituted bigamy, a crime punishable by death under English [[common law]], and Jackson remarried her after her divorce became final.
In one of many duels initiated by Jackson, he murdered a man who accused his wife of being a bigamist, as Jackson reportedly violated the rules of duels by firing twice at him.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-jackson-kills-charles-dickinson-in-duel</ref>
In one of many duels initiated by Jackson, he murdered a man who accused his wife of being a bigamist, as Jackson reportedly violated the rules of duels by firing twice at him.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-jackson-kills-charles-dickinson-in-duel</ref>
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
===Biographies===
===Biographies===
* Brands, H. W. ''Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times'' (2005), scholarly biography emphasizing military career [http://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Jackson-His-Life-Times/dp/1400030722/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258870084&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]
* Brands, H. W. ''Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times'' (2005), scholarly biography emphasizing military career [https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Jackson-His-Life-Times/dp/1400030722/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258870084&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]
* Brustein, Andrew. ''The Passions of Andrew Jackson''. (2003). [http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=180461058379340 online review by Donald B. Cole]
* Brustein, Andrew. ''The Passions of Andrew Jackson''. (2003). [http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=180461058379340 online review by Donald B. Cole]
* Hofstadter, Richard. ''The American Political Tradition'' (1948), chapter on Jackson. [http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ online in ACLS e-books]
* Hofstadter, Richard. ''The American Political Tradition'' (1948), chapter on Jackson. [http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ online in ACLS e-books]
* James, Marquis. ''The Life of Andrew Jackson'' (1938). Combines two books: ''The Border Captain'' and ''Andrew Jackson: Portrait of a President''; Pulitzer Prize for Biography; old fashioned action-packed narrative
* James, Marquis. ''The Life of Andrew Jackson'' (1938). Combines two books: ''The Border Captain'' and ''Andrew Jackson: Portrait of a President''; Pulitzer Prize for Biography; old fashioned action-packed narrative
* Meacham, Jon. ''American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House'' (2009), [http://www.amazon.com/American-Lion-Andrew-Jackson-Notable/dp/0812973461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258870084&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Meacham, Jon. ''American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House'' (2009), [https://www.amazon.com/American-Lion-Andrew-Jackson-Notable/dp/0812973461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258870084&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Parton, James. ''Life of Andrew Jackson'' (1860). [https://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01632322&id=t-rhrBzV8rEC&printsec=titlepage Volume I], [https://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01632322&id=M9gNJq_KnC8C&printsec=titlepage Volume III].
* Parton, James. ''Life of Andrew Jackson'' (1860). [https://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01632322&id=t-rhrBzV8rEC&printsec=titlepage Volume I], [https://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01632322&id=M9gNJq_KnC8C&printsec=titlepage Volume III].
* Remini, Robert V. ''The Life of Andrew Jackson''. Abridgment of Remini's 3-volume standard scholarly biography, (1998)
* Remini, Robert V. ''The Life of Andrew Jackson''. Abridgment of Remini's 3-volume standard scholarly biography, (1998)
** ''Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire, 1767-1821'' (1977); ''Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832'' (1981); ''Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845'' (1984)
** ''Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire, 1767-1821'' (1977); ''Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832'' (1981); ''Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845'' (1984)
* Wilentz, Sean. ''Andrew Jackson'' (2005) short biography, stressing Indian removal and slavery issues [http://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Jackson-Sean-Wilentz/dp/0805069259/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258870084&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
* Wilentz, Sean. ''Andrew Jackson'' (2005) short biography, stressing Indian removal and slavery issues [https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Jackson-Sean-Wilentz/dp/0805069259/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258870084&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
==Specialized Studies==
==Specialized Studies==
* Doutrich, Paul E. ''Shapers of the Great Debate on Jacksonian Democracy: A Biographical Dictionary.'' (2004). 360 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Shapers-Great-Debate-Jacksonian-Democracy/dp/0313315760 online edition]
* Doutrich, Paul E. ''Shapers of the Great Debate on Jacksonian Democracy: A Biographical Dictionary.'' (2004). 360 pp. [https://www.amazon.com/Shapers-Great-Debate-Jacksonian-Democracy/dp/0313315760 online edition]
* Gammon, Samuel Rhea. ''The Presidential Campaign of 1832'' (1922) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-presidential-campaign-of-1832-by-samuel-rhea-gammon.jsp online edition]
* Gammon, Samuel Rhea. ''The Presidential Campaign of 1832'' (1922) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-presidential-campaign-of-1832-by-samuel-rhea-gammon.jsp online edition]
* Feller, Daniel. "The Bank War," in Julian E. Zelizer, ed. ''The American Congress'' (2004), pp 93–111.
* Feller, Daniel. "The Bank War," in Julian E. Zelizer, ed. ''The American Congress'' (2004), pp 93–111.
* Hammond, Bray. ''Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War'' (1957). Pulitzer prize winner; the standard history. Pro-Bank
* Hammond, Bray. ''Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War'' (1957). Pulitzer prize winner; the standard history. Pro-Bank
* Hammond, Bray. "The Second Bank of the United States. ''Transactions of the American Philosophical Society,'' New Ser., Vol. 43, No. 1 (1953), pp. 80-85 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0065-9746(1953)2%3A43%3A1%3C80%3ATSBOTU%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C in JSTOR]
* Hammond, Bray. "The Second Bank of the United States. ''Transactions of the American Philosophical Society,'' New Ser., Vol. 43, No. 1 (1953), pp. 80-85 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0065-9746(1953)2%3A43%3A1%3C80%3ATSBOTU%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C in JSTOR]
* Howe, Daniel Walker. ''What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848'' (2007), outstanding survey of the era by conservative historian who dislikes Jackson; Pulitzer prize. [http://www.amazon.com/What-Hath-God-Wrought-Transformation/dp/0195392434/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258870831&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Howe, Daniel Walker. ''What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848'' (2007), outstanding survey of the era by conservative historian who dislikes Jackson; Pulitzer prize. [https://www.amazon.com/What-Hath-God-Wrought-Transformation/dp/0195392434/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258870831&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Latner Richard B. ''The Presidency of Andrew Jackson: White House Politics, 1820-1837'' (1979), standard survey.
* Latner Richard B. ''The Presidency of Andrew Jackson: White House Politics, 1820-1837'' (1979), standard survey.
* Magliocca, Gerard N. ''Andrew Jackson and the Constitution: The Rise and Fall of Generational Regimes,'' (2007); 216 pages
* Magliocca, Gerard N. ''Andrew Jackson and the Constitution: The Rise and Fall of Generational Regimes,'' (2007); 216 pages