Andrew Jackson: Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals)

Remini, Robert V.

ISBN 10: 0230617557 / ISBN 13: 9780230617551

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Andrew Jackson: Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals)
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230617557
• ISBN 13: 9780230617551
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good

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Synopsis

A gripping account of Andrew Jackson's triumphant military career by acclaimed military historian Robert Remini, winner of the National Book Award.

Andrew Jackson is best known as the president who created "Jacksonian democracy," with its focus on manifest destiny and laissez-faire economics. But rarely are his accomplishments as a general highlighted. Jackson's effective use of spies in war time and of martial law in peace time sparked a debate about the curtailing of civil liberties in the name of national security that continues to this day. Most of all, Jackson was a great motivator who could, with a few carefully selected words and by his own brave example, turn around starved, deserting troops, convincing them to fight.

With dramatic scenes of fierce battles and victories, Remini reveals here why Jackson's bold leadership as a general led to his election as President of the United States in 1828.

About the Authors

Robert V. Remini was professor emeritus of history and the humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Called the foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time by The New York Times, he was the recipient of a National Book Award.

General Wesley K. Clark served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is author of the best selling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.