Rachel and Andrew Jackson's marriage was a source of controversy throughout his political career. Wikimedia Commons/Library of Congress “There is pollution in the touch, there is perdition in ...

Jackson, ever the fighter, defended his wife’s honor. But he couldn’t stop the public mudslinging that came to characterize the election. Andrew and Rachel were a true love story, but the ...

Historian Patricia Brady, author of the newly published A Being so Gentle: the Frontier Love Story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson, recently talked to U.S. News about the Jacksons' epic love story ...