America &; the Monroe Years

This is a complete account of America in the first seven years of the Monroe Administration (1817-1823), which has interesting details on the events and people of those years. These include Monroe, J.Q. Adams, John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson and a host of other Americans. Diplomacy and the Monroe Doctrine are among the main events described. Highlighted are the Cass Expedition and Jackson's Amos Kendall. Moses and Stephen F. Austin in Texas are covered. The book covers the Seminole problem and the Cherokee affairs.