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Robert V. Remini''s three-volume Life of Andrew Jackson won the National Book Award on its completion in 1984 and is recognized as one of the greatest biographies of a U.S. President. In this meticulously crafted single-volume abridgment, Remini captures the essence of the life and career of the seventh president of the United States. Andrew Jackson was a highly controversial figure during his lifetime and remains so to this day. He is known for spurring the emergence of the modern American political division of Republican and Democratic parties and for his victory against the British at the Battle of New Orleans, but also for the infamous Indian removal on the Trail of Tears. Never an apologist, Remini portrays Jackson as a man whose strength and flaws were larger than life, and a president who provided the nation with one of the most influential, colorful, and controversial administrations in our history. Robert V. Remini is professor of history emeritus and research professor of humanities emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and historian of the United States House of Representatives. He is the winner of the National Book Award for the third volume of his study of Andrew Jackson. He lives in Wilmette, Illinois. ''A wonderful portrait, rich in detail, of a fascinating and important man and an authoritative ... account of his role in American history.'' - New York Times Book Review
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Robert V. Remini is professor of history emeritus and research professor of humanities emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and historian of the United States House of Representatives. He is the winner of the National Book Award for the third volume of his study of Andrew Jackson, and he lives in Wilmette, Illinois.
