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American Lion
by Jon Meacham
Andrew Jackson in the White House: populism, the Bank war, nullification, Indian removal. Meacham's Pulitzer winner shows the force and the damage.
Read it if…
you want to understand populist power and its costs.
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Skip it if…
you want a hero.
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Three things you will actually use
- Force achieves and destroys.
- Loyalty was his currency.
- Judge the whole record.
Do this first
Read the nullification chapters.
Our verdict
Jackson's presidency.
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