He has authored a definitive three volume biography of andrew jackson as well as biographies of daniel webster and henry clay. See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He has been called the foremost jacksonian scholar of our time. Andrew jackson johns hopkins university press books. The course of american democracy 18331845 is the final volume in robert remini s trilogy on andrew jackson.
The life of andrew jackson hardcover august 1, 1988 by robert v. Andrew jackson was their agent he loosed the power of the masses, in remini s words and his eightyear administration was the engine of national life, a moral force. A life in brief andrew jackson, seventh president of the united states, was the dominant actor in american politics between thomas jefferson and abraham lincoln. Review of the life of andrew jackson by robert remini. Born to obscure parents and orphaned in youth, he was the first selfmade man and the first westerner to reach the white house. Reminis prizewinning, threevolume biography life of andrew jackson won the national book award on its completion in 1984 and is recognized as. President jackson s father was born in carrickfergus, county antrim, in currentday northern ireland, around 1738.
Robert remini, the dean of historians of andrew jackson, has done it again. Completed in 1984 as the first fullscale biography of jackson since marquis jamess 1938 epic, remini s series immediately garnered significant attention and praise. Less specific was a rumor of jackson having colored blood, meaning having negro ancestry. Remini, who won the national book award for his definitive threevolume biography of jackson, assures readers that it is not my intention to excuse or exonerate. With dramatic scenes of fierce battles and victories, remini reveals here why jackson s bold leadership as a general led to his election as. The late historian robert remini did a good job at writing about the history of the early american republic and in particular the career of andrew jackson 1, and this book is certainly a good one albeit a short work of only about 200 pages or so and a book with a narrow focus on the military career of andrew jackson. When going to take the encounter or thoughts forms others, book the house. In addition to teaching at both columbia and fordhamuniversities early in his. In andrew jackson and his indian wars, noted jackson scholar robert v. Robert remini relentlessly points out in this sharp tome that whether or not the party he founded keeps the democratic faith, mr. In this meticulously crafted singlevolume abridgment, remini captures the essence of the life and career of the seventh president of the united states. The life of andrew jackson by robert vincent remini.
The course of american empire 17671821 is the first of three volumes in robert remini s series on andrew jackson. Download andrew jackson in pdf and epub formats for free. Remini, preeminent authority of the life andtimes of andrew jackson, is a history and research professor of thehumanities emeritus at the university of illinois at chicago, wherehe has taught and done scholarly research since 1965. Although highly regarded, the series does not seem widely read. Had communications been better during the war of 1812, the battle of new orleans would likely never have been fought. Jackson started it all with true evangelical fervor. Andrew jackson and the course of american freedom, 1822. Remini available in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of andrew jackson. Andrew jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading british regulars in a battle that delivered the british a humiliating.
Remini makes an ironclad case that andrew jackson was the first true democrat small d in the white house. Remini s most popular book is the life of andrew jackson. Remini still cant square his admissions of jackson s personal shortcomings, political failings and occasionallyabominable policies with his clear admiration for his subject, and the. Robert remini is widely touted as one of the great historians of the jacksonian era, and andrew jackson is his most accessible book on the periods most. Remini s prizewinning, threevolume biography life of andrew jackson won the national book award on its completion in 1984 and is recognized as one of the greatest lives of a u.
Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. He wrote numerous books about president andrew jackson and the jacksonian era, most notably a threevolume biography of jackson. Africanamerican heritage of presidents of the united. This book, which is a culmination of many of his works on jackson, is a masterpiece of biography. Andrew jackson and americas first military victory by robert v.
Read or download the life of andrew jackson book by robert v. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the life of andrew jackson. Remini, an awardwinning historian who was considered a preeminent biographer of president andrew jackson and who also served as official historian of the u. Reminis prizewinning, threevolume biography life of andrew jackson won the national book award on its completion in 1984 and is recognized as one of the greatest lives of a u. The life of andrew jackson kindle edition by remini, robert v download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the wake of the contested election of 2000 and amid growing complaints of the dirtiness of politics, we might do well to look back to jackson s dirty and hotly contested race for the. Remini focuses exclusively on this subject, providing a well documented, thoughtful and sensitive exploration. A slim account of old hickorys military career by a leading historian of the period.
Volume one covers the role jackson played in americas territorial expansion, bringing to life a complex character who has often been seen simply as a. It was a full, entertaining, accurate and uptodate account of its important subject. Remini has produced a wonderful portrait, rich in detail, of a fascinating and important man and an authoritative. Remini, an admired historian best known for his study of andrew jackson, including an exhaustive threevolume biography that traced how.
Although he confessed to finding the distillation process traumatic and agonizing, remini. Robert remini is the expert on andrew jackson and the age of jackson. Some years ago professor remini brought out a very valuable little book on the presidential election of 1828. Andrew jackson and the course of american democracy, 1833. He prefaces this however, by saying, that it is not my intention to excuse or exonerate andrew jackson for the role he played in the removal of native americans west of the mississippi river. Andrew jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading british regulars in a battle that delivered the british a humiliating military defeat. From the battle of new orleans in the war of 1812 to the indian wars and his unorthodox presence in the white house, j.
Remini s 1988 singlevolume abridgment of the series, however, remains. View of andrew jackson and the course of american freedom. It was andrew jackson s military heroism that helped to usher him into the presidency. Highly readable, remini shows why jackson was one of the best presidents we ever had. Remini is professor emeritus of history and the humanities at the university of illinois at chicago. By the foremost jacksonian scholar of our time new york times, the critically acclaimed and most concise biography of andrew jackson that takes a comprehensive look at the political, personal, and military life of the seventh president of the united states. This first volume was published in 1977 and the series was completed seven years later. He later published a singlevolume abridgment and readers now seem drawn to. For the third volume of andrew jackson, subtitled the course of american democracy, 18331845, he won the 1984 u. The life of andrew jackson by robert remini is the singlevolume abridgment of the authors classic threevolume series on andrew jackson which was published between 1977 and 1984. Remini does a good job on not just what jackson did, but the man himself.
Andrew jackson, first annual message to congress dec. In this vivid, insightful, and illuminating study of jackson the general, remini paints a revealing portrait of jackson. Robert remini is widely touted as one of the great historians of the jacksonian era, and andrew jackson is his most accessible book on the periods most intriguing figure. 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. It has the same strengths and weaknesses as previous volumes in the series. Remini is best known for his work on americans 7th president andrew jackson. Return to article details andrew jackson and the course of american freedom, 18221832 by robert v. Remini s prizewinning, threevolume biography, the life of andrew jackson, won the national book award upon its completion in 1984. Andrew jackson and the course of american empire, 17671821. The battle of new orleans was the climactic battle of americas forgotten war of 1812. Andrew jackson and americas first military victory, by robert v.
Andrew jackson, the seventh president of the united states, is perhaps more relevant today than most of the other presidents of the early nineteenth century. Andrew jackson book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. The classic onevolume biography of andrew jackson robert v. Andrew jackson and presidential power jcy revisions. Robert vincent remini july 17, 1921 march 28, 20 was an american historian and a professor emeritus at the university of illinois at chicago. From 1982 to1987 he was the director of uics institute for thehumanities. The history of the house of representatives, by robert v. The course of american democracy, 18331845 is the third and final book in robert v. Jacksons fore most biographer, the historian most responsible for burnishing the image of jacksonian democracy, here. 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.
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