Reply #52: H.W. Brands "Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times" [View All]

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2005 Southern Festival of Books--H.W. Brands "Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times"

From the 2005 Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, Tennessee, H.W. Brands discusses the life and presidency of Andrew Jackson. In "Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times," the author follows President Jackson from his rebellious youth to his experience as the first "common man" to be president. Mr. Brands explains Andrew Jackson's dedication to secure the Union's uncertain future and offers insight into the era in which he lived.

H.W. Brands is the author of "Lone Star Nation" and The Age of Gold." He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography for "The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin." He is a professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

Publisher: Doubleday 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019