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100 1 _aBrown, William Garrott,
_d1868-1913
245 1 0 _aAndrew Jackson
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aRiverside Biographical Series, number 1
500 _aRelease date is 2010-01-25
508 _aProduced by Charlene Taylor, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Andrew Jackson" by William Garrott Brown is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a detailed examination of Andrew Jackson's life, his rise from humble beginnings to become a significant figure in American history, and the complexities of his presidency and legacy. It captures the dichotomous nature of Jackson's character, revealing both his fierce leadership qualities and his contentious relationships with contemporaries and political opponents. The opening of the text introduces readers to Andrew Jackson, focusing on his childhood, upbringing, and early personality traits. Brown describes Jackson's origins as a Scotch-Irish boy born into poverty in the Waxhaws region of North Carolina. He highlights Jackson's rebellious and combative nature during his youth, which often led him into trouble. The narrative depicts formative experiences, such as the loss of family members during the Revolutionary War and his struggles to obtain an education, setting the stage for understanding the passionate and determined man he would become. This beginning serves as a foundation for exploring Jackson's later exploits, including his military career and eventual political rise. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPresidents -- United States -- Biography
653 _aJackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
830 0 _aRiverside Biographical Series, number 1
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31068
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