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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
by Jon Meacham
from Random House

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Overrated and Ultimately Boring
  The reviews of this book overrated it by a long shot. Most of it dissects the personal conflicts between his close confidents and is of extremely limitted interest. The interesting conflicts, such as that of the bank, his fights with Congress, his Indian resettlement policy,and his views on slavery are basically superficial. His evaluations of Jackson are generalizations and are repeated ad naseum. Even with his essential approval of Jackson, it would help if in the perspective of history he had examined... more info

• Comp[ared to other historical books
  Well written-but not as interestingly as McCullough's writings. My one critisism is too many words were spent on the women in his life.

• Meacham's American Lion
  Book is well worth reading. Illuminates Jackson,s role as a strong executive leader. Saw himself as an advocate of the common people as long as they were not black or red.Those with a bent for history will especially like it. Burt Shachter.

• A Very Timely Volume
  I very much enjoyed reading Meacham's biography on Andrew Jackson. In the past few years there have been a series of biographies about the men that made America and shaped her ideals - from Chernow's brilliant Hamilton Biography to others on Adams, Jefferson, etc. Hopefully Americans will gain more familiarity with this very interesting and complex man and the times he lived in.
  With Jackson, Meacham chose a remarkably good target at the present time with our recent economic troubles. Jackson is the... more info

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