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Traitor to His Class
- The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 著者: H. W. Brands
- ナレーター: Mark Deakins
- 再生時間: 37 時間 9 分
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A sweeping, magisterial biography of the man generally considered the greatest president of the 20th century, admired by Democrats and Republicans alike. Traitor to His Class sheds new light on FDR's formative years; his remarkable willingness to champion the concerns of the poor and disenfranchised; and his combination of political genius, firm leadership, and matchless diplomacy in saving democracy during the Great Depression and the American cause of freedom in World War II.
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Lone Star Nation
- How a Ragged Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence
- 著者: H.W. Brands
- ナレーター: Don Leslie
- 再生時間: 17 時間 31 分
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Lone Star Nation is the gripping story of Texas' precarious journey to statehood, from its early colonization in the 1820s to the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad by the Mexican army, from its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches to its day of liberation as an upstart republic.
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James Monroe
- A Life
- 著者: Tim McGrath
- ナレーター: Arthur Morey
- 再生時間: 28 時間 54 分
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The extraordinary life of James Monroe: Soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to hold the presidency, a man who helped transform 13 colonies into a vibrant and mighty republic.
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
- 著者: Jon Meacham
- ナレーター: Edward Herrmann, Jon Meacham
- 再生時間: 18 時間 46 分
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In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson’s genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power.
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The Last Founding Father
- James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
- 著者: Harlow Giles Unger
- ナレーター: Michael McConnohie
- 再生時間: 12 時間 23 分
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In this lively and compelling biography, Harlow Giles Unger reveals the dominant political figure of a generation. A fierce fighter in four critical Revolutionary War battles and a courageous survivor of Valley Forge and a near-fatal wound at the Battle of Trenton, James Monroe (1751 - 1831) went on to become America's first full-time politician, dedicating his life to securing America's national and international durability.
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Heirs of the Founders
- The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants
- 著者: H. W. Brands
- ナレーター: Eric Jason Martin
- 再生時間: 14 時間 55 分
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In the early 1800s, three young men strode onto the national stage, elected to Congress at a moment when the Founding Fathers were beginning to retire to their farms. Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, a champion orator known for his eloquence, spoke for the North and its business class. Henry Clay of Kentucky, as dashing as he was ambitious, embodied the hopes of the rising West. South Carolina's John Calhoun, with piercing eyes and an even more piercing intellect, defended the South and slavery.
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Traitor to His Class
- The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 著者: H. W. Brands
- ナレーター: Mark Deakins
- 再生時間: 37 時間 9 分
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A sweeping, magisterial biography of the man generally considered the greatest president of the 20th century, admired by Democrats and Republicans alike. Traitor to His Class sheds new light on FDR's formative years; his remarkable willingness to champion the concerns of the poor and disenfranchised; and his combination of political genius, firm leadership, and matchless diplomacy in saving democracy during the Great Depression and the American cause of freedom in World War II.
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Lone Star Nation
- How a Ragged Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence
- 著者: H.W. Brands
- ナレーター: Don Leslie
- 再生時間: 17 時間 31 分
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Lone Star Nation is the gripping story of Texas' precarious journey to statehood, from its early colonization in the 1820s to the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad by the Mexican army, from its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches to its day of liberation as an upstart republic.
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James Monroe
- A Life
- 著者: Tim McGrath
- ナレーター: Arthur Morey
- 再生時間: 28 時間 54 分
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The extraordinary life of James Monroe: Soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to hold the presidency, a man who helped transform 13 colonies into a vibrant and mighty republic.
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
- 著者: Jon Meacham
- ナレーター: Edward Herrmann, Jon Meacham
- 再生時間: 18 時間 46 分
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In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson’s genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power.
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The Last Founding Father
- James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
- 著者: Harlow Giles Unger
- ナレーター: Michael McConnohie
- 再生時間: 12 時間 23 分
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In this lively and compelling biography, Harlow Giles Unger reveals the dominant political figure of a generation. A fierce fighter in four critical Revolutionary War battles and a courageous survivor of Valley Forge and a near-fatal wound at the Battle of Trenton, James Monroe (1751 - 1831) went on to become America's first full-time politician, dedicating his life to securing America's national and international durability.
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Heirs of the Founders
- The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants
- 著者: H. W. Brands
- ナレーター: Eric Jason Martin
- 再生時間: 14 時間 55 分
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In the early 1800s, three young men strode onto the national stage, elected to Congress at a moment when the Founding Fathers were beginning to retire to their farms. Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, a champion orator known for his eloquence, spoke for the North and its business class. Henry Clay of Kentucky, as dashing as he was ambitious, embodied the hopes of the rising West. South Carolina's John Calhoun, with piercing eyes and an even more piercing intellect, defended the South and slavery.
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Dreams of El Dorado
- A History of the American West
- 著者: H. W. Brands
- ナレーター: Matt Kugler
- 再生時間: 17 時間 11 分
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In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West. He takes us from John Jacob Astor's fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. He shows how the migrants' dreams drove them to feats of courage and perseverance that put their stay-at-home cousins to shame - and how those same dreams also drove them to outrageous acts of violence against indigenous peoples and one another. El Dorado was at least as elusive in the West as it ever was in the East.
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John Adams
- 著者: David McCullough
- ナレーター: Nelson Runger
- 再生時間: 29 時間 54 分
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McCullough's John Adams has the sweep and vitality of a great novel. This is history on a grand scale, an audiobook about politics, war, and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, it is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
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John Quincy Adams
- American Visionary
- 著者: Fred Kaplan
- ナレーター: Eric Jason Martin
- 再生時間: 27 時間 39 分
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In this fresh and lively biography rich in literary analysis and new historical detail, Fred Kaplan brings into focus the dramatic life of John Quincy Adams - the little known and much misunderstood sixth president of the United States and the first son of John and Abigail Adams - and persuasively demonstrates how Adams's inspiring, progressive vision guided his life and helped shape the course of America.
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The General vs. the President
- MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
- 著者: H. W. Brands
- ナレーター: Scott Brick
- 再生時間: 15 時間 22 分
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From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II.
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The Age of Gold
- The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
- 著者: H.W. Brands
- ナレーター: Grover Gardner
- 再生時間: 17 時間 54 分
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When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill on the American River, it completely transformed the territory of California. Hundreds of thousands of people sped to California by any means possible, and small cities sprung up to service their needs as they sought the precious metal. By 1850, California had become a state; it had also become a symbol of where the nation was going.
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The Zealot and the Emancipator
- John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom
- 著者: H. W. Brands
- ナレーター: Robert Fass
- 再生時間: 16 時間 40 分
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Master storyteller and best-selling historian H. W. Brands narrates the epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham Lincoln - two men moved to radically different acts to confront our nation’s gravest sin. The Zealot and the Emancipator is acclaimed historian H. W. Brands' thrilling account of how two American giants shaped the war for freedom.
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Truman
- 著者: David McCullough
- ナレーター: Nelson Runger
- 再生時間: 54 時間 11 分
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Hailed by critics as an American masterpiece, David McCullough's sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman captured the heart of the nation. The life and times of the 33rd president of the United States, Truman provides a deeply moving look at an extraordinary, singular American.
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Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans
- The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
- 著者: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger
- ナレーター: Brian Kilmeade
- 再生時間: 5 時間 45 分
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When the British fought the young United States during the War of 1812, they knew that taking the mouth of the Mississippi River was the key to crippling their former colony. Capturing the city of New Orleans and stopping trade up the river sounded like a simple task - New Orleans was far away from Washington, out of sight and out of mind for the politicians. What the British didn't count on was the power of General Andrew Jackson.
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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution: 1763-1789
- 著者: Robert Middlekauff
- ナレーター: Robert Fass
- 再生時間: 26 時間 56 分
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The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically-acclaimed volume - a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic.
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Napoleon
- A Life
- 著者: Andrew Roberts
- ナレーター: John Lee
- 再生時間: 32 時間 56 分
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Andrew Roberts' Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon's thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation. At last we see him as he was: protean multitasker, decisive, surprisingly willing to forgive his enemies and his errant wife Josephine.
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Theodore Rex
- 著者: Edmund Morris
- ナレーター: Jonathan Marosz
- 再生時間: 25 時間 47 分
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The most eagerly awaited presidential biography in years, Theodore Rex tells the story of President Theodore Roosevelt in real time, reflecting the world as "TR" saw it. Full of cinematic detail, Theodore Rex moves with the exhilarating pace of a novel, yet it rides on a granite base of scholarship.
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Colonel Roosevelt
- 著者: Edmund Morris
- ナレーター: Mark Deakins
- 再生時間: 24 時間 44 分
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Of all our great presidents, Theodore Roosevelt is the only one whose greatness increased out of office. When he toured Europe in 1910 as plain “Colonel Roosevelt”, he was hailed as the most famous man in the world. Crowned heads vied to put him up in their palaces. “If I see another king,” he joked, “I think I shall bite him.”
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"Illuminating both the mettle of a fascinating leader and the crucible in which American democracy was forged....[Brands'] effort is intensely engaging....A bracing, human portrait of both a remarkable man and of American democracy as it was transformed from a 'government of the people' into a 'government by the people'." (Publishers Weekly)
"This complete and completely enveloping biography indelibly establishes Jackson's abiding sense of duty in serving democracy....A distinguished treatment certain to be the most authoritative and comprehensive account for some time." (Booklist)
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The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson - the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness - told by the best-selling author of The First American.
The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American history. The first “common man” to rise to the presidency, Jackson embodied the spirit and the vision of the emerging American nation; the term “Jacksonian democracy” is embedded in our national lexicon. With the sweep, passion, and attention to detail that made The First American a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a national best seller, historian H.W. Brands shapes a historical narrative that’s as fast-paced and compelling as the best fiction.
He follows Andrew Jackson from his days as rebellious youth, risking execution to free the Carolinas of the British during the Revolutionary War, to his years as a young lawyer and congressman from the newly settled frontier state of Tennessee. As general of the Tennessee militia, he put down a massive Indian uprising in the South, securing the safety of American settlers, and his famous rout of the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 made him a national hero. But it is Jackson’s contributions as president, however, that won him a place in the pantheon of America’s greatest leaders.
A man of the people, without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, he sought as president to make the country a genuine democracy, governed by and for the people. Jackson, although respectful of states’ rights, devoted himself to the preservation of the Union, whose future in that age was still very much in question. When South Carolina, his home state, threatened to secede over the issue of slavery, Jackson promised to march down with 100,000 federal soldiers should it dare.
In the best-selling tradition of Founding Brothers and His Excellency by Joseph Ellis and of John Adams by David McCullough, Andrew Jackson is the first single-volume, full-length biography of Jackson in decades. This magisterial portrait of one of our greatest leaders promises to reshape our understanding of both the man and his era and is sure to be greeted with enthusiasm and acclaim.
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- Elizabeth
- 2008/03/26
A great tale, superbly read
I knew almost nothing about Jackson when I started this book except that he had been President and had something to do with New Orleans and Florida. Now I can almost picture him, calling for duels at the drop of a hat, training his horses, playing with his adopted son (and a baby lamb), urging on his troops, who returned his pride in them with fierce loyalty, sticking to his principles at the repeated risk of his career, and having arguably as much effect on the course of America's history as any of the Founders did. In telling Jackson's story, H.W. Brands also tells the story of his era, which was as noble, bellicose and preoccupied with principle as he was: shaped by war with Spain, Britain and American Indians, political friction between Federalists and Republicans, and the remorseless westward push that eventually stretched America from sea to shining sea. John H Mayer's narration is a treat, and does full justice to Brands' artfully structured yet utterly natural-sounding prose.
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- Eric
- 2006/02/07
Very Thorough
I came into the book not knowing anything about Andrew Jackson. Now I feel like I lived along side him. The book is very thorough and the narrator is excellent. The story line kept me interest even through the political debates.
The author seems to go off on tangents while the reader wonders why. Then, all the information is nicely woven together.
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- Jonnie
- 2009/05/04
Good Book, a solid 4
I enjoyed this book as much or more than Truman, John Adams, and 1776. It was much better than Alexander Hamilton. It gave an appropriate amount of time to surrounding historical perspective. The narration was a little less than 4 but acceptable. The book maintained my interest from the very beginning to the end. One small drawback was that the author glossed over Jackson's character flaws such as a hair-trigger temper and "my way or the highway" attitude. I enjoyed the book but came away liking Jackson much less as a person and President.
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- Dale
- 2011/12/21
Very enlightening
I've been rediscovering American History after flitting through the topic in my childhood. Naturally, my attention tended to focus initially on the Revolutionary period and the Civil War as these events tend to overshadow others. This book goes a long way towards defining and clarifying the period between these two general periods. If one reads a book on Revolutionary America then opens a book about the Civil War, a lot of questions might spring to mind: How did Florida get into the union? And Texas? What was the War of 1812 about? Who were the Whigs? Where did these political parties come from? All of these are addressed to some extent in this book as Andrew Jackson figured large in relation to most of them. Highly recommended both for content and the narrator has a good pace and tone. He style is almost grandfatherly and works well with the material.
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- ZeusandApollo
- 2018/05/20
Very good book. But ...
a very complete history of Jackson's early years. But it was lacking in detail on the Jacksonian presidency and glossed over the Trail of Tears and the Texas issue without providing the same level of detail. It could also have explained the Bank Battle in greater detail.
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- Wayne
- 2008/08/28
GREAT book!!
If you have any interest in American History this is a must read. I learned more about American History than all my years of High School and College combined.
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- L. Quimby
- 2017/03/30
Excellent and Fair
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! H.W Brands gives an excellent account of the life of Andrew Jackson. I can only imagine the difficulty of creating a biography of such a controversial figure. However, Brands does an excellent job at giving a full account of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Most importantly, Brands very effectively illustrates the times in which Jackson lived and the circumstances under which his most difficult, and often controversial, decisions were made. Without attempting to judge those decisions through a modern lens or making excuses for them, Brands lays out the facts surrounding those pivotal moments in the life of Andrew Jackson and the United States.
The Audible version narrated by John H. Mayer is excellent. Mayer adds value to the prose with an excellent performance.
Overall, an excellent work that is worth the read.
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- Jean
- 2015/02/11
Engrossing
I have read several biographies about Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) over the years. Jackson was such a controversial and complex man that I thought I would read this new biography by historian H. W. Brands.
Jackson was born into poverty and orphaned at an early age; Jackson was a fighter since he was a preteen. Jackson’s courage under fire was an inspiration to those who fought under him, particularly at the Battle of New Orleans. When Jackson was elected to the presidency he had less education than the prior six presidents and many considered he had less manners also. Jackson received a sporadic education. He read the law for two years and became a lawyer in Tennessee. His legal education was scanty but he knew enough to be a country lawyer on the frontier.
Brands states that Jackson was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives. He served briefly in the Senate. Jackson had been active in forming the state of Tennessee; he helped write the State’s constitution and he gave the State its name after the Indians in the area. The author tells about Jackson’s time as a circuit Judge and head of the Tennessee Militia where he was elected Major General.
The author does a wonderful job explaining political concepts that easily could be dull. Jackson’s military success coupled with his love for American augured well in his political aspiration. He was called “the man of the people.” Jackson was the first president to be elect by the popular vote. Jackson was the first president to invite the public to attend the White House ball honoring his first inauguration. Brands makes Jackson come to life with a combination of action-packed heroics and an easy to read style. The author points out that Jackson vetoed more bills than all six of his predecessors combined, the sort of trivia information that I love.
Brands meticulously revels Jackson’s life, his ugly massacres of Indians as well as his triumphs, with unflinching detail. The author shows the brass-knuckles politics of Jackson time. Brands discusses Jackson’s belief that the common man should elect and have a direct voice in government. He was the founder of the Democratic Party. The newsmen and his enemies called him a jackass so he took that as the symbol of his Democratic Party. The book is well written and meticulously researched, it is also unbiased. Brands is a professor of history at the University of Texas, Austin. The book is narrated by John H. Mayer.
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- J. Lee
- 2012/08/26
Enjoyable and Enlightening and sometime sad.
This book covers a momentous and disturbing time in our history. The man, Jackson, was a product of his time and if we judge him by our morals based on today's realities, he will be found wanting. Mr. Brands does a good job of putting the listener into the shoes of the subjects and gives us the context with which to judge these the formers and shapers of our nation and national personality. One can never excuse our treatment of the aboriginals of this land, and yet, based on the nature of the world at that time, one cannot escape the inevitability of what happened. I feel I know a lot more about our natures, today and back then, for having spent the time in this book. The narration is sharp and clean. Mr. Mayer does a fine job with this book. I highly recommend it.
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- Tom_EE
- 2018/05/12
Good, but take it with a grain of salt
The narrator is excellent.
The book is informative, but it is biased in favor of Jackson more than you would expect from a biography. For example: "Jackson's appeal to the American people was the appeal of the chieftain to the tribe. They loved him because he was their protector, their hero. But they also loved him because because he embodied their hopes and fears..." It isn't quite that extreme everywhere, but praise of Jackson is direct, while criticism is oblique. Count while listening how many times you hear a variation of "[Jackson's opponent] has a point that [insert point], but all things considered, Jackson was right to do what he did."
There is an important point which gets left out of the discussion of the Bank War: the connection of the bank issue to modern times. You paid for this book with notes issued by the modern Bank of the United States (the Federal Reserve).
The book also missed out by not spending more time on Jackson's personal experience owning slaves. Yes, it is discussed, but not in great detail. See "Washington: A Life" for an example of what this discussion could have been. I feel without it, we are missing out on a chance to look into his mindset on this issue.
Please also note that Tecumseh's speech, read with great dramatic flare by John Mayer early in the book, is apocryphal.
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- Moriarty
- 2017/09/22
Excellent
I loved the life and it's telling. Jackson was a soldier, lawyer and statesman, living in a time of great change and expansion. Brands book is great at bringing out the man and the times.