Andrew Jackson
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In 2026, I’m partnering with Ashland Public Library for a yearlong virtual presidential series. We’re tackling each president chronologically on the second Friday at 10:30 A.M. EST. It’s going to be a lot of fun. Register or see the full schedule here.
Yikes!
I had pages of new doodles to share that cut into the Q&A time. If you have any questions I wasn’t able to answer, reach out to me.
Additional reading
Lyncoya
Listen to this three-part series from Plodding Through the Presidents. Honestly, don’t even keep scrolling through the rest of this page. Just listen to the podcasts. They’re fascinating.
Jackson’s life
Visit The Hermitage’s website. (It’s worth a click, if only to see a fabulous painting of him as a child. Can you believe he was once a child?! It’s true!)
The “Dreadful Fracas Atween the Gineral and the Bentons at Nashvil” was drawn by Seba Smith and it’s incredible.
(Benton is not missing a piece of his torso in the original… I just had other words smooshed in there in my sketchbook… see below.)
Rachel Jackson
… it was featured in the Coffin Handbills.
And an enslaved apprentice helped make it.
Related blog posts
AKA The Peggy Eaton Affair
Check out my recap and flip through my sketchbook
Top 10 weird facts
Q & A follow up
[to be added]
Etc.
Sources
Doodles for this presentation were inspired by:
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meacham
Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times, by H. W. Brands
America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick,by Bob Crawford
The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth, by Jermaine Fowler
Heirs of the Founders: Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants, by H. W. Brands
A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland, by Troy Senik
The President Is Dead! The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond,by Louis L. Picone
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness, by Harlow Giles Unger
The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back, by Shannon McKenna Schmidt
Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip, by Matthew Algeo
Everything You Need to Ace U.S. History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide, by Workman Publishing, Lily Rothman, Editors of Brain Quest
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents: Strange Stories and Shocking Trivia from Inside the White House, by Cormac O’Brien
The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents, by William A. DeGreorio
Check out my bibliography for more.
Next up: Martin Van Buren
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and is in collaboration with a multitude of MA and NH libraries.
MA: Amherst, Andover, Chatham, Chelmsford, Cohasset, Cotuit, Falmouth, Groton, Hanover, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Maynard, North Reading, Quincy, Shutesbury, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Wellesley, West Newbury, and Woburn; NH: Amherst, Dover, and Greenfield.
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