Andrew Jackson, Southerner

by Mark R. Cheathem

Book Overview

Winner of the 2013 Tennessee History Award Many Americans view Andrew Jackson as a frontiersman who fought duels, killed Indians, and stole another man's wife. Historians have traditionally presented Jackson as a man who struggled to overcome the obstacles of his backwoods upbringing and helped create a more democratic United States. In his compelling new biography of Jackson, Mark R. Cheathem argues for a reassessment of these long-held views, suggesting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807162310
• ISBN13: 9780807162316
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"