Andrew Jackson
Author | : the late John William Ward |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1962-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199923205 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199923205 |
Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Download or read book Andrew Jackson written by the late John William Ward and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1962-12-31 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was the man who lent his name to "Jacksonian America" a rough-hewn frontiersman? A powerful, victorious general? Or merely a man of will? Separating myth from reality, John William Ward here demonstrates how Andrew Jackson captured the imagination of a generation of Americans and came to represent not just leadership but the ideal of courage, foresight, and ability.