Review of “Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire (Vol 1)” by Robert Remini
“Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire (1767-1821)” is the first of three volumes in Robert Remini’s series on Andrew …
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Review of “The Life of Andrew Jackson” by Robert Remini
“The Life of Andrew Jackson” by Robert Remini is the single-volume abridgment of the author’s classic three-volume series on Andrew …
Review of “Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times” by H.W. Brands
“Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times” is H.W. Brands’s 2005 biography of our seventh president. Brands is a professor at …
Review of “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House” by Jon Meacham
“American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House” is author Jon Meacham’s fourth book. Published in 2008, this biography of …
Review of “John Quincy Adams” by Marie B. Hecht
“John Quincy Adams: A Personal History of an Independent Man” by Marie B. Hecht was published in 1972. Her biography …
Review of “Mr. Adams’s Last Crusade” by Joseph Wheelan
“Mr. Adams’s Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams’s Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress” is author Joseph Wheelan’s 2008 biography of our …
Review of “John Quincy Adams” by Harlow Unger
“John Quincy Adams” is author and historian Harlow Unger’s most recently published biography. Among his nearly two dozen books, Unger …
Review of “John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life” by Paul Nagel
“John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life” by Paul Nagel was published in 1997 and represents the first …
Review of “James Madison and the Making of America” by Kevin Gutzman
“James Madison and the Making of America,” published in 2012, is author Kevin Gutzman’s fourth and most recent book. He …
Review of “James Madison” by Richard Brookhiser
“James Madison” is Richard Brookhiser’s 2011 biography of our fourth president, and is the most recent of his dozen or …
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