{"product_id":"andrew-jackson-his-life-and-times-9781400030729","title":"Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe First American \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the first major single-volume biography in a decade of the president who defined American democracy \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\"A big, rich biography.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eH. W. Brands reshapes our understanding of this fascinating man, and of the Age of Democracy that he ushered in. An orphan at a young age and without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, Jackson showed that the presidency was not the exclusive province of the wealthy and the well-born but could truly be held by a man of the people. On a majestic, sweeping scale Brands re-creates Jackson's rise from his hardscrabble roots to his days as frontier lawyer, then on to his heroic victory in the Battle of New Orleans, and finally to the White House. Capturing Jackson's outsized life and deep impact on American history, Brands also explores his controversial actions, from his unapologetic expansionism to the disgraceful Trail of Tears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eH. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for \u003ci\u003eThe First American\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraitor to His Class\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873267847442,"sku":"9781400030729","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22065e6c-e8e0-45d1-86e5-5534b4fd5c95.jpg?v=1737925572","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/andrew-jackson-his-life-and-times-9781400030729","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}