Adam Pratt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3876919 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam Pratt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Pratt |
| SIGNATURE | PRATT A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Scranton |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Rise of Andrew Jackson
It would be easy to read David Heidler and Jeanne Heidler’s study of the improbable rise of Andrew Jackson to the nation’s highest political office and equate it with the even more improbable rise of the current occupant of the Oval Office. Indeed, the text is littered with quotations that make it nearly impossible not to draw parallels to contemporary politics. As early as 1822, for example, the influential editor of the Richmond Enquirer, Thoma…
Violence and the competition for sovereignty in Cherokee Country, 1829-1835
Beginning in 1829 with the discovery of gold and ending in 1835 with the ratification of the Treaty of New Echota, three political entities waged a struggle for political sovereignty over the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokees, of course, had their national self-determination at stake. They referenced treaties with the U.S. government that reaffirmed their status as an independent nation, but also looked to the federal government and its commitments …
Jacksonland
Making the South in Jackson’s Image Early on in Steve Inskeep’s book, Jacksonland, he makes the audacious claim that Andrew Jackson, “more than any other single person, was responsible for creating the region we call the Deep South" (9). Although other contenders (John C. Calhoun, S
Black Slaves, Indian Masters
Book Review| April 01 2015 Black Slaves, Indian Masters: Slavery, Emancipation, and Citizenship in the Native American South Black Slaves, Indian Masters: Slavery, Emancipation, and Citizenship in the Native American South. By Barbara Krauthamer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2013. 232 pp. Halftones and maps. $34.95 (cloth). Adam Pratt Adam Pratt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Eth…
Violence and the competition for sovereignty in Cherokee Country, 1829-1835
Beginning in 1829 with the discovery of gold and ending in 1835 with the ratification of the Treaty of New Echota, three political entities waged a struggle for political sovereignty over the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokees, of course, had their national self-determination at stake. They referenced treaties with the U.S. government that reaffirmed their status as an independent nation, but also looked to the federal government and its commitments …
Jacksonland
Making the South in Jackson’s Image Early on in Steve Inskeep’s book, Jacksonland, he makes the audacious claim that Andrew Jackson, “more than any other single person, was responsible for creating the region we call the Deep South" (9). Although other contenders (John C. Calhoun, S
Black Slaves, Indian Masters
Book Review| April 01 2015 Black Slaves, Indian Masters: Slavery, Emancipation, and Citizenship in the Native American South Black Slaves, Indian Masters: Slavery, Emancipation, and Citizenship in the Native American South. By Barbara Krauthamer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2013. 232 pp. Halftones and maps. $34.95 (cloth). Adam Pratt Adam Pratt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Eth…
Violence and the competition for sovereignty in Cherokee Country, 1829-1835
Beginning in 1829 with the discovery of gold and ending in 1835 with the ratification of the Treaty of New Echota, three political entities waged a struggle for political sovereignty over the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokees, of course, had their national self-determination at stake. They referenced treaties with the U.S. government that reaffirmed their status as an independent nation, but also looked to the federal government and its commitments …
The Rise of Andrew Jackson
It would be easy to read David Heidler and Jeanne Heidler’s study of the improbable rise of Andrew Jackson to the nation’s highest political office and equate it with the even more improbable rise of the current occupant of the Oval Office. Indeed, the text is littered with quotations that make it nearly impossible not to draw parallels to contemporary politics. As early as 1822, for example, the influential editor of the Richmond Enquirer, Thoma…
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