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Title: Andrew Jackson, Southerner
Author: Mark R. Cheathem
Narrator: Trevor Thompson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-12-16
Publisher: University Press Audiobooks
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures
Publisher's Summary:
Many Americans view Andrew Jackson as a frontiersman who fought duels, killed Indians, and stole another man's wife. Historians have traditionally presented Jackson as a man who struggled to overcome the obstacles of his backwoods upbringing and helped create a more democratic United States. In his compelling new biography of Jackson, Mark R. Cheathem argues for a reassessment of these long-held views, suggesting that in fact "Old Hickory" lived as an elite southern gentleman. In fact, Cheathem contends, Jackson had already started to assume the characteristics of a southern gentleman by the time he arrived in Middle Tennessee in 1788.
After moving to Nashville, Jackson further ensconced himself in an exclusive social order by marrying the daughter of one of the city's cofounders, engaging in land speculation, and leading the state militia. Cheathem notes that through these ventures Jackson grew to own multiple plantations and cultivated them with the labor of almost 200 slaves. His status also enabled him to build a military career focused on eradicating the nation's enemies, including Indians residing on land desired by white southerners. Jackson's military success eventually propelled him onto the national political stage in the 1820s, where he won two terms as president.
Critic Reviews:
''An excellent book and a must-have for anyone with an interest in the seventh president....Highly recommended." (CHOICE)
''This study is a fresh and frequently fascinating examination of Jackson.... A solid, compelling analysis of Jackson s life and character.'' (Journal of Southern History)
