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