Encore: The Age of Jackson | The Little Magician | 5

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

During the last years of Andrew Jackson’s presidency, the American economy flourished. But when his successor, Martin Van Buren, took office, he inherited a financial crisis. Before he became president, Van Buren’s political skill had earned him the nickname “The Little Magician.” But he could not conjure away two major stains on his administration: the Panic of 1837, and the forced removal of Native Americans from the South that became known as the Trail of Tears.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
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0:07.0	Imagine its February 1837.
0:15.8	You work as a clerk at a warehouse in Lower Manhattan.
0:19.2	The company Eli Hartenco is named after your boss, a wealthy flower merchant.
0:24.3	But you're not wealthy, far from it.
0:26.3	You live paycheck to paycheck, but you're better off in some, at least you have a job.
0:31.5	What that job comes with co-workers.
0:33.5	Don't tell me you actually read that hogwash.
0:36.0	Your co-worker is eyeing a newspaper spread open on your desk.
0:39.2	You prefer the New York Herald.
0:40.6	It's time to tie it.
0:42.2	This paper is cheaper.
0:43.2	It only costs you a penny.
0:44.6	Don't pay that any mind.
0:45.7	It's flimflam.
0:47.0	Your co-worker annoys you.
0:48.8	He has strong, loud and often outlandish opinions.
0:52.2	But about this, you have to admit he's right.
0:54.5	The penny papers are infamous for their sensationalized headlines, if not outright lies.
1:00.0	But lately, the stories in the penny press have peaked your interest.
1:03.7	Over the last few weeks, they've been covering the rising cost of flower.
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