Andrew Jackson
Symbol for an Age
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century, Biography & Memoir, Political
| Author: | the late John William Ward | ISBN: | 9780199923205 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | December 31, 1962 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | the late John William Ward |
| ISBN: | 9780199923205 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | December 31, 1962 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
Was the man who lent his name to "Jacksonian America" a rough-hewn frontiersman? A powerful, victorious general? Or merely a man of will? Separating myth from reality, John William Ward here demonstrates how Andrew Jackson captured the imagination of a generation of Americans and came to represent not just leadership but the ideal of courage, foresight, and ability.
Was the man who lent his name to "Jacksonian America" a rough-hewn frontiersman? A powerful, victorious general? Or merely a man of will? Separating myth from reality, John William Ward here demonstrates how Andrew Jackson captured the imagination of a generation of Americans and came to represent not just leadership but the ideal of courage, foresight, and ability.
