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.
Jon Meacham in "American Lion" has delivered the definitive human
portrait of a pivotal president who forever changed the American
presidency-and America itself.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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