Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-297) and index.
New Orleans under martial law -- Jackson as a military chieftain : the presidential elections of 1824 and 1828 -- The congressional refund bill : a partisan battle -- Liberty, power, and partisanship : the debate over republicanism in the 1840s -- Jackson versus the judiciary : the dispute over contempt of court -- The evolution of martial law -- Andrew Jackson and martial law during the Civil War