Andrew Jackson

by William Garrott Brown

Andrew Jackson More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man. Born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767, he received sporadic education. But in his late teens he read law for about two years, and he became an outstanding young lawyer in Tennessee. Fiercely jealous of his honor, he engaged in brawls, and in a duel killed a man who cast an unjustified slur on his wife Rachel. Jackson prospered sufficiently to buy slaves and to build a mansion, the Hermitage, near Nashville. He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives, and he served briefly in the Senate. A major general in the War of 1812, Jackson became a national hero when he defeated the British at New Orleans.

Excerpt:
He himself had done his best, for the whole house, notwithstanding it had been under the shadow of mourning ever since its master fell at Monterey, had an air of hospitality and Christmas from the wood cellar, stored as for arctic rigors, to the dark room at the top.

Genres: History, Biography, American History

68 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1900

About the author

1868-1913

Reviews

[Patsy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a straight forward book written about Andrew Jackson's life it is not a novel it is history. He lost both parents when he was very young cousins, relatives and friends helped raise him until he was old enough to be on his own. He fought many duels, was in a lot of wars, had a bad temper at times, told the story of his wife and her death, he loved her dearly. The book describes the war at New Orleans in detail. Reviews the politics at the White House and during the years he was president. A good review of Andrew Jackson and our history in our country. It is not a long book but has some good and interesting information in it.

[Jim Wuest · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty biased account of his politics.

I thought the author exhibited too strong a bias towards his perceived glories and did not touch on his infamous treatment of the native Americans.

[Joe Rodeck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good tight summary bio of the ruthless Andrew Jackson. The author illustrates why Jackson had such animosity towards the Indians, though I fear he glosses over the cruelty he inflicted in return.

[Gonzalo Fernández-Victorio · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read some time ago that the parallels to Mr Trump should be looked into this US president in the 1820-30s.
And I agree there are many things that remind me to Mr Trump (although there are others that no so)
The book is interesting, a period where US is building itself but already has its checks and balances in places, where States and Federal Government collide, where a Treasury Secreatary tries to oppose POTUS...
However for somebody who is not very knowledgeable, sometimes I missed some more context. For example talking about New Orleans battle, I wouldn't know when the author is talking about boats, cities, fellow military people, Indians or British.

[Patsy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Andrew Jackson, one of our greatest presidents of the US. He lost his parents at an early age and was raised by his cousins. He did not back down from anything, fought Indians, many duels, battle at New Orleans, moved the Indians to the west which was known as the Trail of Tears. Accidentally married a woman that was already married, she thought her first husband was dead. This was a short book and very interesting.