American lion : Andrew Jackson in the White House / Jon Meacham.
Chronicles the life and career of Andrew Jackson, a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, analyzing Jackson's seminal role during a turbulent era in history.
Record details
- ISBN: 1400063256
- ISBN: 9780812973464
- ISBN: 9781400063253
- Physical Description: xxiv, 483 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 450-462).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Principal Characters xv -- Prologue: With the Feelings of a Father: The White House, Washington, Winter 1832-33 xvii -- I Love of Country, Fame and Honor: Beginnings to Late 1830 -- 1 Andy Will Fight His Way in the World 3 -- 2 Follow Me and I'll Save You Yet 20 -- 3 A Marriage, a Defeat, and a Victory 41 -- 4 You Know Best, My Dear 52 -- 5 Ladies' Wars Are Always Fierce and Hot 70 -- 6 A Busybody Presbyterian Clergyman 86 -- 7 My White and Red Children 91 -- 8 Major Eaton Has Spoken of Resigning 98 -- 9 An Opinion of the President Alone 114 -- 10 Liberty and Union, Now and Forever 124 -- 11 General Jackson Rules by His Personal Popularity 135 -- II I Will Die With the Union: Late 1830 to 1834 -- 12 I Have Been Left to Sup Alone 157 -- 13 A Mean and Scurvy Piece of Business 177 -- 14 Now Let Him Enforce It 198 -- 15 Fury of a Chained Panther 208 -- 16 Hurra for the Hickory Tree! 218 -- 17 A Dreadful Crisis of Excitement and Violence 222 -- 18 Mad Project of Disunion 227 -- 19 We Are Threatened to Have Our Throats Cut 238 -- 20 Great Is the Stake Placed in Our Hands 248 -- 21 My Mind Is Made Up 254 -- 22 He Appeared to Feel as a Father 260 -- 23 People, Sir, Are with Me 266 -- 24 We Are in the Midst of a Revolution 275 -- III Evening of His Days: 1834 to the End -- 25 So You Want War 283 -- 26 A Dark, Lawless, and Insatiable Ambition! 286 -- 27 There Is a Rank Due to the United States Among Nations 291 -- 28 Wretched Victim of a Dreadful Delusion 298 -- 29 How Would You Like to Be a Slave? 302 -- 30 Strife About the Next Presidency 307 -- 31 Not One Would Have Ever Got Out Alive 315 -- 32 I Fear Emily Will Not Recover 321 -- 33 President Will Go Out Triumphantly 334 -- 34 Shock Is Great, and Grief Universal 340 -- Epilogue: He Still Lives 355.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | BIO JAC (Text) | 37810434780085 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | B JACKSON (Text) | 39493106519137 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 08/22/2026 |
| Alexander Main Library | B Jackson (Text) | 34269001004580 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | B JACKSON (Text) | 30664100192050 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek Public Library | B JACKSON Mea (Text) | 33630003906257 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | NFIC 973.5 MEA (Text) | 31111002360442 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | B JACKSON (Text) | 39488200760199 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | B JACKSON (Text) | 34208203072706 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
| Boonville Community Public Library | B JACKSON (Text) | 30005100138083 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | B JACKSON (Text) | 540191002413704 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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