Andrew Jackson: A Bibliography (Bibliographies of the Presidents of the United States) [Hardcover]

Robert V. Remini (Author), Robert O. Rupp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0313281653 | ISBN-13: 978-0313281655

A bibliography of writings by and about the seventh President of America, this book provides information on Andrew Jackson's career, studies of both his career and personal life using manuscript and archival resources, articles, interviews, iconographic resources and government documents. The text contains a biographical essay and a chronology of significant events in Jackson's life and describes the personalities surrounding him in the political arena, in Congress, in the Supreme Court and in the presidential administration. This series offers bibliographies on every US president, from George Washington through to George Bush.

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"Robert Remini, the greatest Jackson scholar alive, offers a long-overdue reevaluation of Jackson's military career. Writing with customary brio, Remini brings to life Jackson's battles and wars, but goes further to enlarge Jackson's reputation as a strategist and tactician, and to suggest how those skills aided him in his later political career. Here is a fine addition to what is turning into an excellent series of military biographies." -- Sean Wilentz, Princeton University, award-winning author of The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln

"Andrew Jackson's preeminent biographer has written a compelling narrative of Jackson's remarkable military career, judiciously sown with telling anecdotes that bring him to life. Jackson's iron will and genius for leadership leap from the pages." --Joseph Wheelan, author of Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Career

"This Andrew Jackson biography is as exciting as it is important, and shows how a very complex military was molded from frontier clay during America's formative years." -- Donald A. Davis, bestselling author of Shooter and Kill Zone

"In prose that is characteristically clear and often stirring, America's foremost expert on Andrew Jackson and his time sheds new light on an as yet unexplored side of Old Hickory -- the relentless military man." -- Alan Pell Crawford, author of Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson

 

"When it comes to Jackson . . . there are few who have such a masterly command of the sources as Mr. Remini [who] kept me up late at night reading and causing me to wonder why, with narrative history such as this, anyone bothers to read historical novels." -- Roger D. McGrath, The Wall Street Journal

 

"Robert Remini, the dean of historians of Andrew Jacks...

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (December 30, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313281653
• ISBN-13: 978-0313281655
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,513,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Remini is the Jacksonian Scholar of our time., March 28, 2000

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JOHN GODFREY (Milwaukee ,WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Andrew Jackson: A Bibliography (Bibliographies of the Presidents of the United States) (Hardcover)

This book, "Andrew Jackson", is a short but highly readable book you need to start knowing the man as well as the president. We find he is the first self made man, that is he was born in poverty. The first "up by his own bootstraps" type whereas the first six presidents were born to the wealthy elite. More importantly he was the first westener, that is, at that time, the first president to represent people living west of the Appalachian Mountains. These, and many other factors, Mr Remini points out impacted on how Jackson's presidency differs from those before him. By streaching & expanding executive power he changed the federal government from a congressional dominated government to a presidential dominated government during his administration. He vetoed more bills than all his predescessors combined. Mr. Remini expands his studies in lengthier books such as "The Course of American Democracy" and "Andrew Jackson & the Bank Wars." But if your serious about studing United States history linger on the Jacksonian era and read this book first

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Short but informative, August 27, 2000

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David E. Levine (Peekskill , NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is relatively short but, Remini does a great job of capturing the essence of Jackson. He was a figure who changed the course of the presedency, wielding greater executive power than did his predesessors and making participation in national affairs more accessable to the general populous. Andrew Jackson was a mass of contradictions. He was against centralized power in institutions such as the Second Bank of America, yet hed did much to consolidate power into the presidency. He was at times vulgar, engaging in several duels and, as a general. sometimes meting out harsh discipline yet, he had a courtly, dignified demeanor. As a general, Jackson was a brutal Indian fighter and as president, he was not much better. He wanted to resettle Indians on land that would be forever theirs but, he often forced these resettlements abruptly, killing thousands in deadly forced marches. History lovers who want to get a taste for "Jacksonian Democracy" will enjoy this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Remini Masterpiece, February 10, 2007

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This review is from: Andrew Jackson (Audio CD)

I have read several of this author's works, and have never been disappointed. It is easy to see why he has become an acknowledged expert on the "Age of Jackson." His writing is always very easy to digest, and his insights are illuminating. I highly recommend this book, and the audio version is equally enjoyable.