Life of Andrew Jackson, The - Softcover

Remini, Robert V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060937351 ISBN 13: 9780060937355

Publisher: HarpPerenM, 2001

Synopsis

“Superb professional history that moves boldly beyond the scholar’s monograph to make the American past alive and exciting for the general reader.” —Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

[Remini] has produced a wonderful portrait, rich in detail, of a fascinating and important man and an authoritative . . . . account of his role in American History.” —New York Times Book Review

The classic one-volume abridgement of the definitive, three-volume, National Book Award-winning biography of Andrew Jackson from esteemed historian Robert V. Remini.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The classic one-volume biography of Andrew Jackson

Robert V. Remini's prizewinning, three-volumn biography, The Life of Andrew Jackson, won the National Book Award upon it's completion in 1984. Now, Remini captures the essence of the life and career of the seventh president of the United States in the meticulously crafted single-volume abridgement.

About the Author:

Robert V. Remini is professor of history emeritus and research professor of humanities emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and historian of the United States House of Representatives. He is the winner of the National Book Award for the third volume of his study of Andrew Jackson, and he lives in Wilmette, Illinois.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarpPerenM
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060937351
• ISBN 13: 9780060937355
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448