Bibliography: Jackson, Rachel
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TitleAuthorYearPublisher/PublicationNotes
American First LadiesWatson, Robert P., ed.2002Pasadena, CA: Salem Press 
* America’s First Families: An Inside View of 200 Years of Private Life in the White HouseAnthony, Carl Sferrazza2000New York: Touchstone 
America’s First Ladies: Ohio Library was Established in 1997 in Their HonorWadley, Carma2007Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) 19 February 2007Article celebrates the tenth anniversary of the National First Ladies Library and includes a quiz on the subject of First Ladies.
* An Amiable Woman, Rachel JacksonCruse, Katherine W1994Nashville, TN: The Ladies’ Hermitage Association 
* Andrew and Rachel JacksonRobbins, Peggy1977American History Illustrated. 12.5  
* Andrew and Rachel JacksonStone, Irving1989Pleasantville, NY: Reader’s Digest Fund for the BlindIn the series, “Reader’s Digest Great Biographies in Large Type.”
Andrew JacksonRemini, Robert V.1998Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University PressExplores the relationship between Rachel and Andrew Jackson, particularly their courtship and the controversies surrounding their wedding.
Andrew Jackson: His Life and TimesBrands, H. W.2005New York: DoubledayPlaces Rachel Jackson at the center of Andrew Jackson’s life and explores his self-proclaimed role as her protector from criticism created by their elopement and their marriage.
* Andrew Jackson: An Epic in HomespunJohnson, Gerald W1927New York: Minton Balch and Company 
Andrew Jackson and Early Tennessee History. 2 volsHeiskell, S.G1918Nashville, TN: Ambrose PrintingVolume 1, chapter 21 and volume 2, chapter 11, are about Rachel Jackson.
Andrew Jackson and PensacolaMcGovern, James R1974Pensacola, FL: Department of History, University of West Florida 
Andrew Jackson and Pensacola: A Commemorative Volume Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transfer of Spanish West Florida to the United StatesMcGovern, James R1971Pensacola, FL: Jackson Day Sesquicentennial Committee of the City of Pensacola, Florida 
* Andrew Jackson and the Cause of American Empire, 1767-1821Remini, Robert Vincent1977New York: Harper and RowProvides the most objective presentation of Rachel Jackson’s bigamy.
* Andrew Jackson, The Border CaptainJames, Marquis1933Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 
* Andrew Jackson’s HermitageCaldwell, Mary French1933Nashville, TN: Ladies’ Hermitage Association 
Andrew Jackson’s HonorWyatt-Brown, Bertram1997Journal of the Early Republic. 17.1 Spring 
Andrew Jackson’s Old Home 1887New York Times 16 FebruaryThe Hermitage given to the United States as a soldiers’ retirement home, but Sarah Jackson to live there until she dies.
* Atkins. Emily Donelson of TennesseeBurke, Pauline Wilcox, and Jonathan M2001Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press 
The Autobiography of Peggy Eaton, with a preface by Charles DeemsEaton, Peggy1932New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons 
Celebrating Women: History, Biographies, and MuseumsByerly, Greg, and Carolyn Brodie2005Library Media Activities Monthly April 2005Reviews of websites containing information about the First Ladies, including the National First Ladies Library.
Congress Clears Dollar Coin BillHiga, Liriel2005CQ Weekly 26 December 2005House of Representatives passes bill which would allow the Treasury to mint $10 coins with images of First Ladies.
* Dames and Daughters of the Young RepublicBrooks, Geraldine1901New York: T. Y. Crowell and CompanyIncludes a chapter on Martha Jefferson.
Dear First Lady: Letters to the White HouseYoung, Dwight, and Margaret Johnson, eds.2008Washington, D.C.: National Geographic SocietyReproductions of letters from the Library of Congress and the National Archives to and from First Ladies, with annotations explaining the nature of the correspondence and the historical contexts within which each epistle was written.
Emily Donelson and the Eaton Affair.Pigott, M. Perpetua, Sister1948Catholic University of America:  
* Emily Donelson of Tennessee. 2 volsBurke, Pauline Wilcox1941Richmond, VA: Garrett and Massie 
* Faith of the First LadiesMacGregor, Jerry and Marie Prys2006Grand Rapids: Baker Books 
* First First Ladies, 1789-1865: A Study of the Wives of the Early PresidentsWhitton, Mary Ormsbee1948New York: Hastings House 
* The First LadiesBarzman, Sol1970New York: Cowles 
* First LadiesCaroli, Betty Boyd1987New York: Oxford University Press 
* The First LadiesKlapthor, Margaret Brown1989Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association 
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