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The Governor Turned President
Andrew Jackson is the only governor of Florida to ever become President of the United States - though he was never elected governor. His run for president was unique, and the fallout changed the shape of American politics for the ensuing two-hundred years.
Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!
Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Read the account of the six men who were allegedly executed by Jackson in 1815 right here.
Check out the coffin handbills right here!
Listen to our discussion of Jackson and West Florida here!
All of the music was originally composed.
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Andrew Jackson is the only governor of Florida to ever become President of the United States - though he was never elected governor. His run for president was unique, and the fallout changed the shape of American politics for the ensuing two-hundred years.
Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!
Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Read the account of the six men who were allegedly executed by Jackson in 1815 right here.
Check out the coffin handbills right here!
Listen to our discussion of Jackson and West Florida here!
All of the music was originally composed.
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