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[Illustration: Front view of the Hermitage, home of Old Hickory.]
THE HERMITAGE
_Home of Old Hickory_
By
STANLEY F. HORN
[Illustration: Cameo bust of Andrew Jackson]
_New York_
GREENBERG : PUBLISHER
Copyright, 1950, by Stanley F. Horn
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TO
MY WIFE
WITHOUT WHOSE INTEREST AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
WRITTEN
CONTENTS
PAGE
I. The Pre-Hermitage Period 1
II. Original Building, Fire and Rebuilding 19
III. Rescue and Restoration 37
IV. Description of the House 58
V. The Garden and Grounds 73
VI. The Hermitage Household 97
VII. Guests at the Hermitage 137
VIII. The Tennessee Farmer 158
IX. Church and Religion, and Final Days 187
Appendices:
A: Chronology 207
B: Andrew Jackson's Will 209
C: His Goings and Comings 213
D: Governing Boards 220
Index 223