his life and times Brands, H. W creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Doubleday c2005 2005 1st ed monographic eng

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xi, 620 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm The first "common man" to rise to the presidency, Jackson embodied the spirit and the vision of the emerging American nation; the term "Jacksonian democracy" is embedded in our national lexicon. Historian Brands follows Jackson from his days as rebellious youth, risking execution to free the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War, to his years as a young lawyer and congressman from the newly settled frontier state of Tennessee. As general of the Tennessee militia, his famous rout of the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 made him a national hero. But it is Jackson's presidency that won him a place among America's greatest leaders. A man of the people, he sought to make the country a genuine democracy, governed by and for the people. Although respectful of states' rights, when his home state threatened to secede, he promised to march down with 100,000 federal soldiers should it dare. From the publisher. Child of the revolution (1767-1805) -- Son of the West (1805-1814) -- American hero (1814-1821) -- The people's president (1821-1837) -- Patriarch of democracy (1837- 1845) H.W. Brands Includes bibliographical references (p. [597]-607) and index n-us--- Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845 Presidents United States Biography United States Politics and government 1829-1837 973.5/6/092 B 0385507380 2005042178 DLC 100706 20250701163338.0 57754271