Robert V. Remini's prize-winning, three-volume 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.S. President.
The work is a straightforward history of Jackson's military career, begun by John Reid, Jackson's military aide throughout the War of 1812 and the ensuing Creek War.
The Life of Andrew Jackson
“Superb professional history that moves boldly beyond the scholar’s monograph to make the American past alive and exciting for the general reader.” —Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. [Remini] has produced a wonderful portrait, rich in detail, ...
The classic one-volume biography of Andrew JacksonRobert V. Remini's prizewinning, three-volumn biography, "The Life of Andrew Jackson, won the National Book Award upon it's completion in 1984. Now, Remini captures...