Front view of the Hermitage, home of Old Hickory.

THE HERMITAGE
Home of Old Hickory

By
STANLEY F. HORN

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