Abuse of Power: Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act of 1830

@article{Cave2003AbuseOP,
  title={Abuse of Power: Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act of 1830},
  author={Alfred A. Cave},
  journal={The Historian},
  year={2003},
  volume={65},
  pages={1330 - 1353}
}
  • A. Cave
  • Published 1 December 2003
  • Geography
  • The Historian
(2003). Abuse of Power: Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Historian: Vol. 65, No. 6, pp. 1330-1353. 
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