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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

Meacham, Jon

Hardcover

Historical FiguresPresidents & Heads of State

Publisher Price: $38.00

ISBN10: 1400063256
ISBN13: 9781400063253
Publisher: Random House
Published: Nov 11 2008
Pages: 512
Weight: 2.00
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.44 Depth: 9.38
Language: English
Awards: L.A. Times Book Prize, Pulitzer Prize
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The definitive biography of Andrew Jackson, a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divided a nation, and changed Washington forever

Marvelously readable . . . brings alive a profoundly flawed but dazzlingly charismatic American original.--USA Today

Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson's election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. He gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jackson's presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham draws on newly discovered family letters and papers, detailing the human drama--the family, the women, and the inner circle of advisers--that shaped Jackson's private world through years of storm and victory.

Jackson was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of the Democratic Party, and the architect of the presidency as we know it. His story is one of violence, sex, courage, and tragedy. With his powerful persona, his evident bravery, and his mystical connection to the people, Jackson moved the White House from the periphery of government to the center of national action, articulating a vision of change that challenged entrenched interests to heed the popular will--or face his formidable wrath.

Jackson was the most contradictory of men. He was, in short, a lot like his country: alternately kind and vicious, brilliant and blind; and a man who fought a lifelong war to keep the republic safe--no matter what it took.

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