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Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his

tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the

man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved

and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who

fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his

will in the cause of democracy. Jackson’s election in 1828 ushered

in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites,

were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its

stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the

fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at

home and threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jackson’s presidency,

acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House.

Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he details

the human drama–the family, the women, and the inner circle of

advisers–that shaped Jackson’s private world through years of storm

and victory.

One of our most significant yet dimly recalled

presidents, Jackson was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of

the Democratic Party, and the architect of the presidency as we

know it. His story is one of violence, sex, courage, and tragedy.

With his powerful persona, his evident bravery, and his mystical

connection to the people, Jackson moved the White House from the

periphery of government to the center of national action,

articulating a vision of change that challenged entrenched

interests to heed the popular will–or face his formidable wrath.

The greatest of the presidents who have followed Jackson in the

White House–from Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to FDR to

Truman–have found inspiration in his example, and virtue in his

vision.

Jackson was the most contradictory of men. The

architect of the removal of Indians from their native lands, he was

warmly sentimental and risked everything to give more power to

ordinary citizens. He was, in short, a lot like his country:

alternately kind and vicious, brilliant and blind; and a man who

fought a lifelong war to keep the republic safe–no matter what it

took.

Jon Meacham in American Lion has delivered the

definitive human portrait of a pivotal president who forever

changed the American presidency–and America itself.

A Note on the Text

Principal Characters

Prologue: With the Feelings of a Father The White House,

Washington, Winter 1832-33

I: THE LOVE OF COUNTRY, FAME AND HONOR Beginnings to Late

1830

1. Andy Will Fight His Way in the World

2. Follow Me and I'll Save You Yet

3. A Marriage, a Defeat, and a Victory

4. You Know Best, My Dear

5. Ladies' Wars Are Always Fierce and Hot

6. A Busybody Presbyterian Clergyman

7. My White and Red Children

8. Major Eaton Has Spoken of Resigning

9. An Opinion of the President Alone

10. Liberty and Union, Now and Forever

11. General Jackson Rules by His Personal Popularity

III WILL DIE WITH THE UNION Late 1830 to 1834

12. I Have Been Left to Sup Alone

13. A Mean and Scurvy Piece of Business

14. Now Let Him Enforce It

15. The Fury of a Chained Panther

16. Hurra for the Hickory Tree!

17. A Dreadful Crisis of Excitement and Violence

18. The Mad Project of Disunion

19. We Are Threatened to Have Our Throats Cut

20. Great Is the Stake Placed in Our Hands

21. My Mind Is Made Up

22. He Appeared to Feel as a Father

23. The People, Sir, Are with Me

24. We Are in the Midst of a Revolution

III: THE EVENING OF HIS DAYS 1834 to the End

25. So You Want War

26. A Dark, Lawless, and Insatiable Ambition!

27. There Is a Rank Due to the United States Among Nations

28. The Wretched Victim of a Dreadful Delusion

29. How Would You Like to Be a Slave?

30. The Strife About the Next Presidency

31. Not One Would Have Ever Got Out Alive

32. I Fear Emily Will Not Recover

33. The President Will Go Out Triumphantly

34. The Shock Is Great, and Grief Universal

Epilogue: He Still Lives

Author's Note and Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Illustration Credits

Index

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Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson’s election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jackson’s presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House. Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he details the human drama–the family, the women, and the inner circle of advisers–that shaped Jackson’s private world through years of storm and victory.

One of our most significant yet dimly recalled presidents, Jackson was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of the Democratic Party, and the architect of the presidency as we know it. His story is one of violence, sex, courage, and tragedy. With his powerful persona, his evident bravery, and his mystical connection to the people, Jackson moved the White House from the periphery of government to the center of national action, articulating a vision of change that challenged entrenched interests to heed the popular will–or face his formidable wrath. The greatest of the presidents who have followed Jackson in the White House–from Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to FDR to Truman–have found inspiration in his example, and virtue in his vision.

Jackson was the most contradictory of men. The architect of the removal of Indians from their native lands, he was warmly sentimental and risked everything to give more power to ordinary citizens. He was, in short, a lot like his country: alternately kind and vicious, brilliant and blind; and a man who fought a lifelong war to keep the republic safe–no matter what it took.

Jon Meacham in American Lion has delivered the definitive human portrait of a pivotal president who forever changed the American presidency–and America itself.

From the Hardcover edition.