Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched with three ... by hickory and willow trees -- reveals a different side of "Old Hickory," as does his romance with Rachel. In 1889, after Jackson's son "Junior ...
His name was Andrew Jackson. Earlier this year ... in a crisis of the Union that preceded the Civil War by thirty years, Old Hickory stood firm. He stared down the proto-secessionists and kept ...
After his presidency, Jackson remained a potent force in American politics and the success of two of his protégés, Martin Van Buren and James Polk, can be traced to "Old Hickory." ...