Old Hickory Gift Tip 1

It's the holidays and the time to give gifts comes again. Here are a few tips to think about when giving Old Hickory themed gifts. Most everyone has all the great books on Jackson. Don't bother giving a common man the classic Age of Jackson, or any of Remini's books. The exception to this would be father to son passing on a book to teach the future generations. I'll never forget the day my father gave me Biddle and the Bank War.

You can also never go wrong with giving swords so long as the carry the inscrpition “the elegant sword presented to me by the state of Tennessee, with the injunction that he[the person your giving it to] fail not to use it when necessary in support and protection of our glorious Union.” Steer away from all that Hermitage branded hogwash. Hermiate Chi mix and the like.

No one futhermore has recived too many portraits of Old Hickory, or Rachel, or Old Hick with Rachel.