"Andrew Jackson was fearless -- some would say ruthless -- in his single-minded focus on the security of the United States ..."--Inside cover.

Preface -- Chronology -- Making of an Indian fighter -- Fighting Cherokees, Chickasaws, and Creeks -- Old Hickory -- Creek war -- Sharp Knife -- Brothers, listen ... I am your friend and brother -- Indian commissioner -- To seize Florida -- First Seminole war -- Despoiling the Chickasaws -- Despoiling the Choctaws -- Making of a president -- Indian Removal Act -- Remove and be happy -- Andrew Jackson versus the Cherokee nation -- Second Seminole war -- Jackson's Indian legacy.