05343cam a2200817 4500 468431429 TxAuBib 20201029120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781588368225 158836822X B001FA0JSM Amazon 0153e682-a85c-45fe-a3f9-47667538592f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 112695 112695 112695 178354 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Meacham, Jon, 1969- American Lion [Libby] : Andrew Jackson in the White House. Random House Publishing Group, 2008. us history. politics. Biography. president. America. andrew jackson. 19th Century. american history. Presidents. true story. War of 1812. Pulitzer Prize. biographies. United States History. History. White House. government. Presidency. Tennessee. Historical Biography. American Presidents. presidential biography. presidential history. fathers day. history books. jon meacham. pulitzer prize winners. dad books. pulitzer prize books. jon meacham books. andrew jackson biography. andrew jackson book. andrew jackson books. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 11MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Politics. Nonfiction. HTML:The definitive biography of a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divided a nation, and changed Washington forever 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. 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. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and 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 goes inside the Jackson White House. Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he details 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. 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. 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. The greatest of the presidents who have followed Jackson in the White House–from Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to FDR to Truman–have found inspiration in his example, and virtue in his vision. Jackson was the most contradictory of men. The architect of the removal of Indians from their native lands, he was warmly sentimental and risked everything to give more power to ordinary citizens. 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. Media Type: eBook. Pulitzer Prize. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-28 22:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/015/3E6/82/AmericanLionAndrewJacksonintheWhiteHo9781588368225.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0153E682-A85C-45FE-A3F9-47667538592F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/015/3E6/82/AmericanLionAndrewJacksonintheWhiteHo9781588368225.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0153E682-A85C-45FE-A3F9-47667538592F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/015/3E6/82/AmericanLionAndrewJacksonintheWhiteHo9781588368225.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0153E682-A85C-45FE-A3F9-47667538592F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)