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American Lion : Andrew Jackson In The White House

  • American Lion : Andrew Jackson In The White House

  • Attribution

    Jon Meacham

  • Publication Details

    Book, 1st ed, Random House, 2008

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  • Description

    Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. To tell the saga of Jackson?s presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House. One of our most significant yet dimly recalled presidents, Jackson was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of the Democratic Party, and the architect of the presidency as we know it. Brands (author of Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt) on the similarities of their presidential subjects and how the legacies of FDR and Jackson continue to shape the political world we see today. It is difficult to imagine men from more starkly different backgrounds?to take just one example, Jackson lost his mother early, and FDR was long shaped by his mother?but they both viewed the presidency the same way: they both believed they should be in it, wielding power on behalf of the masses against entrenched interests. Brands: Jackson was FDR?s favorite president, and Jackson?s presidency was the one Roosevelt initially modeled his own after. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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    • A thought-provoking study of Andrew Jackson chronicles the life and career of a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, critically analyzing Jackson’s seminal role during a turbulent era in history, the political crises and personal upheaval that surrounded him, and his legacy for the modern presidency

  • ISBN

    • 9781400063253
    • 1400063256

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