The first populist, the defiant life of Andrew Jackson, David S. Brown
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The first populist, the defiant life of Andrew Jackson, David S. Brown
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biography
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The first populist
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David S. Brown
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the defiant life of Andrew Jackson
Summary
A number of bestselling and award-winning biographies have been written about the seventh president of the US, but none have placed Andrew Jackson within the context of populism. Now, historian David S. Brown traces Jackson's unusual life and legacy and sheds new light on his place in our nation's history, focusing on his role as a populist leader. A self-defined champion of 'farmers, mechanics, and laborers,' Jackson railed against the established ruling order, fostering a brand of democracy that struck a chord with the common man and helped catapult him into the presidency, he was the first westerner, first orphan, and first prisoner of war to occupy the office. Drawing on a wide range of research material, Brown takes a fresh look at Jackson's public career, including the momentous Battle of New Orleans and the far-reaching Bank War; it reveals his marriage to an already married woman, a deadly duel with a Nashville dandy, and analyzes his magnetic hold on much of the country at the time
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