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Title: A comic history of the United States
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Hopkins, Livingston, 1846-1927
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Publisher: New York American book exchange
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ORIGIN GF THE WHITE HOUSE. 16) from public life Mr. Monroe entered uponliterary pursuits, and wrote some very abledime novels. His master-piece, called ThePoisoned Peanut, or the Ghostly Goblin ofthe Gory Glen, has been translated intoevery language. John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts, next tried on the president-ial shoes (1825). Business being dull, Mr.Adams whitewashed the Presidential Man-sion, (a barrel of lime having been appro-priated by Congress,) since which time ithas been known as the White House. Mr. Adams conducted himself in a gen-tlemanly manner, kept good hours, and paidhis board regularly. Andrew Jacksonwas next called to the chair. Mr. Jackson
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MB. JACKSON USES STRONG LANGUAGE. 1G3 lived chiefly upon hickory nuts, and it wasin recognition of this well-known fact thathe was affectionately nicknamed OldHickory by his admirers. He sometimes made use of very forciblelanguage, and on more than one occasionwas distinctly heard to swear, ^by theeternal Jingo, the Constitution must and-shall be preserved ! Mr. Jackson had been elected on theDemocratic ticket. In our illustration Mr. Jackson is seenclimbing a shell-bark hickory tree in questof his favorite luxury. The portrait isstriking. The shirt collar especially willbe recognized by all who held office underthis remarkable man. Martin Van Burenwas inaugurated March 4, 1837. A finan-

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