It won the 2009 pulitzer prize for biography, with the prize jury describing it as an unflinching portrait of a not always admirable democrat but a pivotal president, written with an agile prose that brings the jackson saga to life. Always take all the time to reflect that circumstances permit, but when the time for action has come, stop thinking. There is not much detail on jacksons life before his presidency. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Andrew jackson in the white house reprint by meacham, john isbn. Andrew jackson in the white house paperback april 30, 2009. Andrew jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at.
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The narrative moves along at a good pace and is wellbalanced. Andrew jackson in the white house is a 2008 biography of andrew jackson, the seventh president of the united states, written by jon. Jon meacham a thoughtprovoking study of andrew jackson chronicles the life. Free to call on peggy eaton and ride horses with jackson, he displaced calhoun as vice president in the second jackson administration and entered the white house himself in 1837. American lion is a biography on andrew jackson, the seventh president of the united states. This video explains jacksons time in the white house, from the nullification crisis and the. An american publisher, editor, journalist, and pulitzer prizewinning author, he served as executive editor of random house. Jon meachams american lion is an entertaining account of andrew jackson, the seventh president of the united states. The definitive biography of a largerthanlife president who defied norms, divided a. American lion is a valuable addition to andrew jackson s legacy.
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