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