Recently completed "American Lion" which covered Andrew Jackson's years in the White House.
I have to admit that while I have long been a fan of American History I have neglected the Jacksonian era...This book covers a multitude of sins in that department. An excellent book, and an even better read.
Particularly interesting was the insight into Jackson's actions in regards to Indian removal ("Trail of Tears") and dealings with the National Bank.
The broad brush charactizations of purely racial motivations as taught to all of us in school come under fire when you discover Jackson's complexity as a whole and not the slanted villan some would make him.
In regards to his battle with the National Bank, see todays headlines...Start with Calvin Coolidge and work your way back to Washington and every president would have pains, anxiety, and eventual heart attacks over what our government is doing today. Jackson's evil empire wasn't the Soviet Union, he viewed it as being the National Bank which had the power to build and destroy at its own pleasure and felt answerable to nobody...kinda sorta like our government in total today...
Read the book...
