Résumé

He fought duels, defied the Supreme Court, and put the people in the White House — and we're still arguing about him today.Andrew Jackson is the most controversial face on American money: war hero to some, villain to others, a mystery to most. You know the nickname "Old Hickory." You've seen him on the $20 bill. But do you really know the orphaned backcountry boy who clawed his way from the Waxhaws to the White House and rewired American politics forever?If Andrew Jackson has always been a contradiction you couldn't untangle — patriot and slaveholder, champion of the common man and architect of Indian Removal — this is the book that finally makes sense of him.Inside, you'll discover:* **How a poor orphan became "Old Hickory"** — from a Revolutionary boy soldier scarred by a British sword to the hero of the Battle of New Orleans.* **The making of modern American politics** — the "corrupt bargain" of 1824, the brutal 1828 campaign, and the birth of the people's presidency.* **Jackson's most explosive fights** — the Bank War, the Nullification Crisis, and the moment a president became "King Andrew."* **The dark legacy** — the Indian Removal Act, the Trail of Tears, and the true human cost of Jacksonian democracy.This isn't a dusty textbook. It's a gripping, full-blooded portrait of Andrew Jackson — Old Hickory himself — and the turbulent age he created.If you love presidential biography that reads like a novel, Andrew Jackson belongs on your shelf.Scroll up, click "Buy Now," and meet Andrew Jackson — the man who remade America.

Caractéristiques

Auteur(s) : Margaret Aldrich Tate

Publication : 26 mai 2026

Intérieur : Noir & blanc

Support(s) : eBook [ePub]

Contenu(s) : ePub

Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)

Taille(s) : 154 ko (ePub)

Langue(s) : Anglais

EAN13 eBook [ePub] : 9798905160028

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