"Andrew Jackson and the Politics of Martial Law," the movie

The latest feature at My Book, The Movie: Andrew Jackson and the Politics of Martial Law by Matthew Warshauer.

The difficulty in adapting his book for the screen, Warshauer argues, is that it "addresses the duality of Jackson’s image; both his heroism and despotism. One of the big issues related to Jacksonian scholarship is Jackson’s character. Some historians think he was unhinged. I agree that Jackson could be brutal and quite willing to resort to violence, but I do not agree that he was a nutcase."

Read on for a brief account of others who have portrayed Jackson on the screen and to see who Warshauer would like to see in the role if his book gets adapted.

Matthew Warshauer is Associate Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. He is also the author of the forthcoming Andrew Jackson: First Men, America’s Presidents, and his articles have appeared in Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Connecticut History, Louisiana History, and New York History.

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