num_pages: 274
description: Was the man who lent his name to "Jacksonian America" a rough-hewn frontiersman? A powerful, victorious general? Or merely a man of will? Separating myth from reality, John William Ward here demonstrates how Andrew Jackson captured the imagination of a generation of Americans and came to represent not just leadership but the ideal of courage, foresight, and ability.
language: English
title: Andrew Jackson: Symbol for an Age
titlecomplete: Andrew Jackson: Symbol for an Age
genres: History, American History, Biography, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 81
publisher: Oxford University Press