The Age of Jackson - Hardcover

Arthur M. Schlesinger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568524366 ISBN 13: 9781568524368

Publisher: Konecky & Konecky, 1971

Synopsis

This volume, by the great American historian Arthur M. Schlesinger embraces the the Age of Andrew Jackson from its inception to its influence upon the history of our country. It captures the historical, cultural, economic and political life of the United States as it grew from Jefferson's day to the violent early eruptions of financial and industrial forces that threatened the basic principles of our constitutional democracy.

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About the Author:

Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. is a distinguished Professor of History and the author of 16 books. He has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, first for The Age of Jackson, then 20 years later for A Thousand Days, his portrait of the Kennedy administration, which also won the National Book Award. He served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during the Second World War and as special assistant to the president in the Kennedy White House. In 1967, Schlesinger was appointed Albert Schweitzer Chair in the Humanities at the City University of New York Graduate School.

Review:

A landmark in American historical writing. -- Marquis James

An original, brilliant and monumentally massive historical work...It is a major achievement -- The New York Times

Performed not merely adequately but brilliantly . . . a remarkable piece of analytical history. -- Allan Nevins

About this edition

• Publisher: Konecky & Konecky
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 1568524366
• ISBN 13: 9781568524368
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 577