{"product_id":"andrew-jackson-the-making-of-america-2-isbn-9781419728403","title":"Andrew Jackson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis biography for young readers explores the life of the controversial seventh U.S. president, as well as his successes, failures, and legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in the Carolina backwoods, Andrew Jackson joined the American Revolutionary War at the age of thirteen. After a reckless youth of gunfights, gambling, and general mischief, he rose to national fame as the general who defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackson ran for president as a political outsider, championing the interest of common farmers and frontiersmen. Determined to take down the wealthy, well-educated East Coast “elites,” he pledged to destroy the national bank—which he believed was an engine of corruption serving the interest of bankers and industrialists. A staunch nationalist, he sought to secure and expand the nation's borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Believing that \"we the people\" included white men only, he protected the practice of slavery, and opened new lands for white settlers by pushing the Native people westward. Jackson, a polarizing figure in his era, ignited a populist movement that remains a powerful force in our national politics. The book includes selections of Jackson's writings, endnotes, a bibliography, and an index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A concise profile that successfully reveals Jackson's personal complexities and contradictions and his controversial legacy as a public figure.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44826094305509,"sku":"NP9781419728402","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/99d37a6f-2041-4c43-8eee-b1410179bc22_6fe2923e-f8ea-49aa-819e-c59b4c5ec4cb.jpg?v=1767824402","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/andrew-jackson-the-making-of-america-2-isbn-9781419728403","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}