Review
" "Remini's real strengths are descriptive... Evocative incident and quotation convey the Jacksonians' conviction that they were engaged in a fundamental struggle."--Charles Sellers, Journal of American History


Book Description
"Superb professional history that moves boldly beyond the scholar's monograph to make the American past alive and exciting for the general reader." -- Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., 1984 National Book Award jury reportAvailable in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. Volume One covers the role Jackson played in America's territorial expansion, bringing to life a complex character who has often been seen simply as a rough-hewn country general. Volume Two traces Jackson's senatorial career, his presidential campaigns, and his first administration as President. The third volume covers Jackson's reelection to the presidency and the weighty issues with which he was faced: the nullification crisis, the tragic removal of the Indians beyond the Mississippi River, the mounting violence throughout the country over slavery, and the tortuous efforts to win the annexation of Texas.


About the Author
Robert V. Remini is professor emeritus of history and the humanities at the Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago. The New York Times has called him "the foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time." He is the author of many books, Including biographies of Daniel Webster and Henry Clay.

ANNOTATION

An excellent course supplement as well as fascinating reading for biography and history buffs. "...the best biography of Andrew Jackson available."--Library Journal.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

An excellent course supplement as well as fascinating reading for biography and history buffs. "The best biography of Andrew Jackson available."-- Library Journal

"Persuasive and well documented."-- Political Science Quarterly

FROM THE CRITICS

John A. Garraty - The New York Times Book Review

A wonderful portrait, rich in detail, of a fascinating and important man and an authoritative...account of his role in American history.

John A. Garraty - The New York Times Book Review