The author’s purpose in A Being So Gentle is to provide and accurate and true account of Rachel and Andrews love story. Patricia Brady wanted to allow the reader to understand all the events and different situations within the romance of Rachel and Andrew Jackson. The author, Patricia Brady, had complete ability to write this book because she is long working historian and worked many years to develop the correct and reliable information.
A Being So Gentle is a wonderfully written book that has many interesting points. The first men to arrive on the frontier were hunters. In 1750, Dr. Thomas Walker explored the Cumberland Gap. Rachel Donelson was born ninth out of eleven children. John Donelson was Rachel’s father. He was a well-educated planter …show more content…
Everything seemed to be going great for the marriage, but Lewis became jealous and possessive. After two years, Rachel got mad with her husband after a couple of defining situations happened, Lewis‘s treatment to Rachel got even worse. One of Lewis’s sister in laws even said that Louis was violent to Rachel. The sister-in-law even said that Louis visited the slave quarters at night and forced sex from a slave woman. In late summer of 1788 after only three years of marriage Samuel (Rachel’s brother) came to get Rachel and take her to Nashville. After Rachel’s arrival Andrew Jackson (a lawyer) arrived at Mrs. Donelsons boarding home. The reasoning for Jackson to arrive at Nashville was because of the many opportunities it offered for young men. Andrew was all alone and was homeless. Money was a constant problem for Jackson. While acting as a lawyer, Jackson had a case and was embarrassed before the court so he challenged Wasignstill Avery to a duel. Later this Avery affair would show to lead Jackson to a life full of violence. Andrew Jackson became serious about his career and about Rachel as well. Suspicious of Rachel and Andrew Lewis banned them from speaking.
In the 1780s marriage and divorce were not taken lightly. In Rachel and Andrews no circumstances were good enough for Rachel to divorce Lewis. Rachel and Andrew couldn’t count on a divorce so the planned an elopement.Disregarding the fact that she was married legally Rachel had made their marriage over and committed herself completely to Andrew Jackson. In August and September Louis went to court. Rachel or Jackson didn 't show up and on September 27 the marriage was dissolved. In November 1793 Louis and his newfound woman Hannah were legally married. Rachel and Andrew were later married on January 28,
A Being So Gentle is a wonderfully written book that has many interesting points. The first men to arrive on the frontier were hunters. In 1750, Dr. Thomas Walker explored the Cumberland Gap. Rachel Donelson was born ninth out of eleven children. John Donelson was Rachel’s father. He was a well-educated planter …show more content…
Everything seemed to be going great for the marriage, but Lewis became jealous and possessive. After two years, Rachel got mad with her husband after a couple of defining situations happened, Lewis‘s treatment to Rachel got even worse. One of Lewis’s sister in laws even said that Louis was violent to Rachel. The sister-in-law even said that Louis visited the slave quarters at night and forced sex from a slave woman. In late summer of 1788 after only three years of marriage Samuel (Rachel’s brother) came to get Rachel and take her to Nashville. After Rachel’s arrival Andrew Jackson (a lawyer) arrived at Mrs. Donelsons boarding home. The reasoning for Jackson to arrive at Nashville was because of the many opportunities it offered for young men. Andrew was all alone and was homeless. Money was a constant problem for Jackson. While acting as a lawyer, Jackson had a case and was embarrassed before the court so he challenged Wasignstill Avery to a duel. Later this Avery affair would show to lead Jackson to a life full of violence. Andrew Jackson became serious about his career and about Rachel as well. Suspicious of Rachel and Andrew Lewis banned them from speaking.
In the 1780s marriage and divorce were not taken lightly. In Rachel and Andrews no circumstances were good enough for Rachel to divorce Lewis. Rachel and Andrew couldn’t count on a divorce so the planned an elopement.Disregarding the fact that she was married legally Rachel had made their marriage over and committed herself completely to Andrew Jackson. In August and September Louis went to court. Rachel or Jackson didn 't show up and on September 27 the marriage was dissolved. In November 1793 Louis and his newfound woman Hannah were legally married. Rachel and Andrew were later married on January 28,