"He was a man of the frontier, self-made but appreciative of those
who gave him their loyalty and support. He was, pure and simple,
and American..." Andrew Jackson was controversial in his time-and
even more controversial in our own. Indian fighter, ardent patriot,
hero of the War of 1812, the very embodiment of America's
democratic and frontier spirit, Andrew Jackson was an iconic
figure. Today, Jackson is criticized and reviled - condemned as a
slave-owner, repudiated as the president who dispatched the Indians
down the "Trail of Tears," dropped with embarrassment by the
Democratic Party, and demanded by many to be removed from the
twenty-dollar bill. Who is the real Andrew Jackson? The beloved Old
Hickory whom Americans once revered? Or the villain who has become
a prime target of the Social Justice Warriors? Using letters,
diaries, newspaper columns, and notes, historian Bradley Birzer
provides a fresh and enlightening perspective on Jackson
-unvarnished, true to history, revealing why President Donald Trump
sees Andrew Jackson as a political role model, and illustrating the
strong parallels between the anxieties of Jacksonian America and
the anxieties of the "Hillbilly Elegy" voting bloc of today. In
this brilliant new book, Bradley Birzer makes the case that Jackson
was... The epitome of the American frontier republican.
Passionately devoted to individual liberty. A staunch proponent of
Christian morality. Not only dedicated but also vital to the
preservation of the Union. A significant and influential role model
to President Donald J. Trump. In Defense of Andrew Jackson sets the
record straight on our seventh president, revealing a radically new
but historically accurate perspective on Jackson. "I'm not an
Andrew Jackson fan, but I'm definitely a Bradley Birzer fan. His
case for Old Hickory is as strong as any I've seen and deserves to
be reckoned with."- THOMAS E. WOODS JR., author of The Politically
Incorrect Guide to American History. "Most discussion of Andrew
Jackson falls into predictable ruts, defaulting automatically to
cliches that reflect more on our own time than his. Whether America
is entering another 'Jacksonian' period depends upon understanding
the first one more clearly, and we have Bradley Birzer to thank for
taking up a spirited defense of this complicated man and his
legacy." - STEVEN F. HAYWARD, author of The Age of Reagan: The
Conservative Counterrevolution 1980-1989. "Liberal revisionists
have pounded Andrew Jackson down to the point where Democrats are
ashamed to admit he founded their party. In Defense of Andrew
Jackson sets the record straight on America's first populist
president." - JAMES S. ROBBINS, author of Erasing America: Losing
Our Future by Destroying Our Past. "As a man and a military hero,
Andrew Jackson is as American as they come. But in this timely
biography, Bradley Birzer has managed to peel back layers of cliche
and reveal our seventh president as a more complex human being than
current textbooks allow." - GLEAVES WHITNEY, director of Grand
Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for Presidential
Studies.
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