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A thought-provoking study of Andrew Jackson chronicles the life and career of a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, critically analyzing Jackson's seminal role during a turbulent era in history, the political crises and personal upheaval that surrounded him, and his legacy for the modern presidency.

Publisher's description [from Annenberg Classroom website]: Narrated by veteran CBS News correspondent Lesley Stahl, Mandate examines the long and complex relationship between the presidency and public opinion. Leading historians, political scientists, and public figures offer insight into presidents and the presidency from George Washington through FDR.

A biography of the seventh President describing his frontier childhood, education, career as a soldier and politician, and his new approach to the presidency.

A biography of the first frontiersman to become president of the United States.

Contains key facts about the life of Andrew Jackson from his childhood to his retirement, focusing on his military and political careers and his term as the seventh president of the United States. Includes a timeline, information on the office of the president, and resources for further research.

Robert V. Remini's prize-winning, three-volume biography Life of Andrew Jackson won the National Book Award on its completion in 1984 and is recognized as one of the greatest lives of a U. S. President. In this meticulously crafted single-volume abridgment, Remini captures the essence of the life and career of the seventh president of the United States. As president, from 1829-1837, Jackson was a significant force in the nations's expansion, the growth...

A biography of Andrew Jackson stressing the events that directed his path to the Presidency.

Profiles the lives of three presidents who dared to take actions such as establish a Cabinet, found a political party, and deny states' rights to nullify federal laws.

After the death of George Washington, a fledgling America is thrown into turmoil by the growth of a two-party political system, the machinations of an ambitious Aaron Burr, and a growing French presence to the West.

Publisher's description: Five decades after the Revolutionary War, the United States approached a constitutional crisis. At its center stood two former military comrades locked in a struggle that tested the boundaries of our fledgling democracy. One man we recognize: Andrew Jackson--war hero, populist, and exemplar of the expanding South--whose first major initiative as President instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail...