{"product_id":"andrew-jackson-the-making-of-america","title":"Andrew Jackson The Making Of America By Kanefield, Teri","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":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58201703285118,"sku":"NW9781419728402","price":11.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781419728402.jpg?v=1791926104","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/andrew-jackson-the-making-of-america","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}