American Lion : Andrew Jackson in the White House

from kvrfan

Reading this book on Andrew Jackson was much like watching "The West Wing - 1830s"--for while Jackson's dominating presence was always there, it was much like President Josh Bartlett's in the TV show. He was not always center stage. Rather much of the drama we witness swirls about the cohort who ...

from sgtbigg

Jon Meacham's American Lion is a biography of Andrew Jackson that concentrates on his time in the White House while giving some coverage to the time before and after. Meacham concentrates on the personal relationships between Jackson, his advisors, and his cabinet. These relationships played a su...

from billiecat

Andrew Jackson was the super-celebrity President of his day. Little known today, Meacham makes a compelling case that Jackson is the man who gave the office of President the kind of power it has had since - for better and for worse. The better is shown by Jackson's actions during the Nullificatio...

from tututhefirst

Before I read this book, I knew that Andrew Jackson was the 7th president, he led the army in victory at the Battle of New Orleans, and there was a great deal of scandal/ dispute over his marriage to Rachel Donelson. After I read this Pulitzer Prize winning discussion of his years as President, I...

from Eskypades

In the history of American politics, most, if not all presidents have been men adept at polarizing the citizens of the nation. Many were men who were either loved or hated, with little ground in between the two extremes. In American Lion, Jon Meacham details the presidential life of one such man ...