Andrew Jackson

John M. Belohlavek is Professor of History at the University of South Florida.

• Chapter 1—Youth on the Frontier (1767-1811)Chapter 2—The Border Captain: British and Indian Threats (1812-1818)Chapter 3—The Road to the Presidency (1819-1828)Chapter 4—The White House Years: First Term (1829-1833)Chapter 5—The White House Years: Second Term (1833-1837)Chapter 6—Retirement at the Hermitage (1837-1845)Chapter 7—The Jackson LegacyDocumentsBibliography

Belohlavek's account of one of America's most remarkable--and controversial-- leaders is both balanced and learned. Just as important, it is a pleasure to read. Such controversies as Jackson's behavior in Florida, removal of the Cherokees, and the war on the Bank of the United States receive fresh treatment. Most significant of all, Jackson the man always comes through-- the impulsive frontier-statesman long subject to so many myths that it is particularly essential that we have such an able treatment. - Justus D. Doenecke, Author of Nothing Less Than War: A New History of America’s Entry into World War IDistilling a half-century of scholarship and teaching, John Belohlavek's Andrew Jackson represents a capstone book on the stirring life and times of Old Hickory. - Gary Mormino, author of Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams