A review by someonesmom
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham
4.0
An interesting look at Jackson's years in the White House. It might not be a popular take on a controversial president-but this book looked at him as a person in total. Jackson really wanted to be a man of the people and he was elected to do the people's bidding.
However noble this objective was, there were pitfalls-his views on the enslaved and also how he dealt with the Indians (especially the Trail of Tears, a whole book could just be written about that).
Interesting to see the hallmarks of politics have been there all along: partisan divides, states' rights, the worming in of the evangelical church into the political sphere, and of course how non-white people were viewed/treated in this country.
However noble this objective was, there were pitfalls-his views on the enslaved and also how he dealt with the Indians (especially the Trail of Tears, a whole book could just be written about that).
Interesting to see the hallmarks of politics have been there all along: partisan divides, states' rights, the worming in of the evangelical church into the political sphere, and of course how non-white people were viewed/treated in this country.