Andrew Jackson : his life and times
National Bestseller In this, the first major single-volume biography of Andrew Jackson in decades, H.W. Brands reshapes our understanding of this fascinating man, and of the Age of Democracy that he ushered in. An orphan at a young age and without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, Jackson showed that the Presidency was not the exclusive province of the wealthy and the well-born but could truly be held by a man of the people. On a majestic, sweeping scale Brands re-creates Jackson's rise from his hardscrabble roots to his days as frontier lawyer, then on to his heroic victory in the Battle of New Orleans, and finally to the White House. Capturing Jackson's outsized life and deep impact on American history, Brands also explores his controversial actions, from his unapologetic expansionism to the disgraceful Trail of Tears. This is a thrilling portrait, in full, of the president who defined American democracy. From the Trade Paperback edition
eBook, English, [2006], ©2005
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Anchor Books, New York, [2006], ©2005
Biographies
1 online resource (xi, 620 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
9780307278548, 9781299129054, 0307278549, 1299129056
429280266
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"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Nan A. Talese ... New York, in 2003"--Title page verso