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Andrew Jackson, East Tennessee Lawyer

Stories of Appalachia
Stories of Appalachia
Episode • Oct 31, 2015 • 6m
In 1788, a brash 21 year-old came over the mountains from North Carolina to the frontier,seeking fame and fortune as a lawyer. Andrew Jackson began a long and illustrious career in what’s now Jonesborough, Tennessee, when he was sworn in as an attorney there that spring. Find out what else he was up to in […]