false 101425 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg 101425 7 1648913 2002 Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times total:209|5:41|4:103|3:56|2:8|1:1| 209 802 346 45 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 5 1 false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 12:57:03 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 21:03:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 929187 0385507380 9780385507387 15 2 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179539620m/929187.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/929187.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:36:58 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:36:58 -0800 2009 Critics agree that even though there's mild interest in the life of President Andrew Jackson, the author who could spark a forest fire of curiosity would be acclaimed biographer, H. W. Brands, who teaches at the University of Texas at Austin. In tackling the life and times of Jackson, Brands doesn't...

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1. It is a 560 page single volume biography of a man who lived to be 78 years old. So the author can either write on average 7 pages per year of Jackson’s life or skip through many periods. Obviously the author...more...]]> 450295 1415924643 5 2 3.84 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/450295.Andrew_Jackson 2 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 14:03:54 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 14:13:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 5 0 false Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 14:48:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 11:39:51 -0700 2008
I found this to be an excellent book, fairly objectively written, containing many quoted passages. There was enthusiasm displayed about Jackson by the author, Dr. Brands, that didn't get carried away into what might be deemed as hero worship. Not all that occurred i...more...]]> 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 4 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 28 14:06:59 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 14:25:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 09:48:20 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 11:46:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 4 0 false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 18:57:15 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 18:59:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 4 0 false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 08:49:01 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 10:24:14 -0800 2009
It was a good book and did a nice job of summarizing Jackson's life and times and actions. Still, something didn't quite click for me because I found myself reading it because I felt I should rather than I wanted to. Never a great sign that....more...]]> 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 4 0 false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 09:28:39 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 17:10:21 -0700 2008 TR: The Last Romantic and The First American - I wasn't sure which Brands I was going to get, as the former was well-written and the latter, eh ... not so much. I found this b...more...]]> 450295 1415924643 5 2 3.84 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/450295.Andrew_Jackson 4 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 16:48:27 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 13:11:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 4 0 false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 13 07:47:07 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 05:30:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 4 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 05 09:05:16 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 09:06:19 -0700 2009 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 2 0 false Tue Mar 17 10:00:39 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 10:01:50 -0700 2009 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 3 0 false Mon Oct 19 16:09:04 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 16:11:39 -0700 2009 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 4 0 false Sun May 03 11:33:27 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 11:37:40 -0700 2009 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 0 0 false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 15:10:23 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 15:12:45 -0700 2009 101425 1400030722 9781400030729 188 41 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171478437m/101425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101425.Andrew_Jackson_His_Life_and_Times 0 0 false Thu Jul 23 16:19:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 16:20:45 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=101425