Review of “Martin Van Buren” by Donald B. Cole
“Martin Van Buren and the American Political System” by Donald Cole was published in 1984 and was the second full-scale …
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Review of “Martin Van Buren” by John Niven
“Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics” by John Niven was published in 1983. Niven was a professor …
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 “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 “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: The Course of American Democracy (Vol 3)” by Robert Remini
“Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Democracy (1833-1845)” is the final volume in Robert Remini’s trilogy on Andrew Jackson. Completed …
Review of “Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Freedom (Vol 2)” by Robert Remini
“Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Freedom (1822-1832)” is the second of three volumes in Robert Remini’s series on Andrew …
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 …
Review of “The Age of Jackson” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
“The Age of Jackson” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was published in 1945 and won the 1946 Pulitzer Prize in the …
Review of “The Life of Andrew Jackson” by Marquis James
“The Life of Andrew Jackson” by Marquis James is a single-volume biography combining two of his earlier books: “The Border …
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: 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 “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 “The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness” by Harlow Unger
“The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness” is one of the most recent of author …
Review of “James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity” by Harry Ammon
“James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity” by Harry Ammon was originally published in 1971, making it the oldest of …
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