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From Poverty to the Presidency: Being the Story of the Life of General Jackson
Author: Oliver Dyer
Hard cover, good condition. Rare find.
From Poverty to the Presidency: Being the Story of the Life of General Jackson by Oliver Dyer is a sympathetic and patriotic biography that follows Andrew Jackson’s dramatic rise from a harsh frontier childhood to his presidency as one of America’s most forceful and controversial leaders. Dyer highlights Jackson’s resilience, fierce independence, and military heroism—especially his celebrated victory at the Battle of New Orleans—while tracing his evolution from orphaned youth to lawyer, statesman, and national figure. Blending narrative colour with moral admiration, the book portrays Jackson as a self-made embodiment of democratic possibility, whose life story reflects both the struggles and the expanding spirit of the young American republic.
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