Andrew Jackson, Robert V. Remini
Andrew Jackson, Robert V. Remini
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Andrew Jackson
A Biography

Author: Robert V. Remini, General Wesley K. Clark

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

It was Andrew Jackson’s military heroism that helped to usher him into the presidency. From the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 to the Indian Wars and his unorthodox presence in the White House, Jackson is one of the most fascinating figures in American history. Here is his life as told by the foremost Jackson historian of our time.

About Robert V. Remini

Robert V. Remini, historian of the US House of Representatives, has been teaching and writing about American history for more than half a century. He has written more than twenty books, including the definitive three-volume biography The Life of Andrew Jackson, which won the National Book Award (1984). His other books include biographies of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, and Joseph Smith. His Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars won the Spur Award for best western nonfiction from the Western Writers of America. He lives in Wilmette, Illinois.

About Tom Weiner

Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and is an Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

About General Wesley K. Clark

General Wesley K. Clark served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is author of A Time to Lead, as well as the bestselling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aaron

Let me make clear my criteria in rating and reviewing this book: first, I picked this up because I needed a short but reliable read on Andrew Jackson to fill my knowledge gap in the time period and understand the comparisons made with him and President Trump, and secondly with an understanding that......more

Goodreads review by Victor

This is a story of a racist genocidal leader who also displayed cognitive dissonance in rare moments of possible compassion. Though the author doesn’t deny this fact, he glosses over atrocities, large and small, as though they are insignificant moments in the life of a general. The book concludes by......more

Goodreads review by Robert

Apparently Steve Bannon recently gave Donald Trump a biography of Andrew Jackson because he sees Jackson as a prototype of Trump. Trump misread or misremembered or couldn't quite get the book. Be that as it may, I thought I'd read the same biography, but I wasn't the only library member in Chapel Hi......more

Goodreads review by Kim

I waffled back and forth between two and three stars. I wasn't sure if some of my dislike was just that my prejudices against Jackson are so deeply rooted that there was no way for me to enjoy the book, or if it was the book itself. I gave Remini the benefit of the doubt and went with three. Remini w......more

Quotes

“Palgrave’s Great Generals Series is an important and inspiring contribution to our understanding of modern-day warfare. Every book in the series will provide invaluable insight into the legacies of eminent military leaders and take the reader on a griping tour of the most spectacular maneuvers, missions, and battles in world history.” General Wesley K. Clark

“Remini, an old hand at unraveling the politics of this era, writes with assurance and cuts through hoary legends.A stimulating reassessment.”
Choice

“The best biography of Andrew Jackson available.”
Library Journal

“Persuasive and well documented.”
Political Science Quarterly

“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

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