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The classic one-volume biography of Andrew Jackson

Robert V. Remini's prizewinning, three-volumn biography, The Life of Andrew Jackson, won the National Book Award upon it's completion in 1984. Now, Remini captures the essence of the life and career of the seventh president of the United States in the meticulously crafted single-volume abridgement.

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Robert V. Remini is Professor of History and Research Professor of Humanities Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of many books, including a definitive three-volume Andrew Jackson biography for which he won the National Book Award.

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It was not half an hour before dawn, January 8, 1815. Read the first page

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1.0 out of 5 stars Andy,..quite a man, Mar 25 2004

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James W. Hennessy (west valley city, utah United States) - See all my reviews

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Better than fiction, just good reading, entertaining and interesting.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sad to be finished...felt like I knew the man, Jan 16 2004

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I enjoyed every page of this biography. Jackson was an amazing man, who, like Theodore Roosevelt, wore so many hats during his lifetime, frontiersman (sorta), attorney, congressman, general, war hero, President...rebellious at times, pensive and practical at others...born out of the families of Ulster, this Scots-Irish president was one our greatest American gems.

The book made me wish I had read the whole three volume, unabridged version. The writing at times was a bit akward, not sure if the author is from the US or Europe, but otherwise well written, specific, full of footnotes, quotes, etc. Gives you a real feel for what was going on.

Bravo...now I'm off to Madison and Monroe.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Electrifying!, Nov 1 2003

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Michael E. Fitzgerald (Kingwood, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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After Washington and Lincoln, Andrew Jackson is possibly the most important President in American history, and the most over looked. This book is an abridgement of the author's three volume biography that took 15 years to write. But unlike other abridgements, this one is really quite excellent.

Our first populist president, the first one to truly break the choke hold Virginia's aristocracy had on the formation and development of the early republic, Andrew Jackson was the first Chief Executive to put the American people first.

Remini's Jackson is a man of incredible contrasts. Egotistical yet selfless, hateful yet tender, his devotion to his country is so intense that it borders on chauvinistic. Reckless in the extreme, his explosive temper makes one wonder how he managed to accomplish anything at all. Yet his accomplishments are so paramount and his impact on the development of the early United States so indelible that he has managed to leave a legacy of goodness, of uncorrupted power, second to none.

We should all know more about Andrew Jackson. More than any other President he stood fast for the American people. God help the person or country that stood in the way of his serving his people and defending his Nation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Abridgement of Remini's Jackson Bio
Remini does a good job of explaining Andrew Jackson in this book, a one-volume abridgement of his famous three-volume treatment of the man. Read more

Published on Dec 30 2002 by Wayne A. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Making lemonade from a 19th Century lemon?
Andrew Jackson looked like a bit of a lemon (as far as the American voter was concerned) when he went into the White House. When he came out, he looked much better. Read more

Published on July 13 2002 by R. Tiedemann