The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson's White House

The Eaton Affair was "the" tabloid story of its time. Before the scandal was over, President Jackson's entire Cabinet resigned, duels were threatened, assassinations were attempted, and Jackson's first term was nearly a failure. In "The Petticoat Affair", an award-winning author systematically tracks the escalation of events in a story that teems with conspiracy, slander, and paranoia of photos.