Jackson's Way: Andrew Jackson and the People of the Western Waters - Buchanan, John
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Advance Praise for Jackson's Way "I enjoyed it very much. It's an excellent study . . . of an area and a time period too long neglected by historians . . . provides valuable new information, particularly on the Indians."-Robert Remini, author of The Life of Andrew Jackson "John Buchanan has written a book that explodes with action and drama on virtually every page. Yet the complex story of the birth of the American West never loses its focus-Andrew Jackson's improbable rise to fame and power. This is an American saga, brilliantly told by a master of historical narrative."-Thomas Fleming,…mehr

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Advance Praise for Jackson's Way "I enjoyed it very much. It's an excellent study . . . of an area and a time period too long neglected by historians . . . provides valuable new information, particularly on the Indians."-Robert Remini, author of The Life of Andrew Jackson "John Buchanan has written a book that explodes with action and drama on virtually every page. Yet the complex story of the birth of the American West never loses its focus-Andrew Jackson's improbable rise to fame and power. This is an American saga, brilliantly told by a master of historical narrative."-Thomas Fleming, author of Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America Praise for John Buchanan's The Road to Guilford Courthouse "Outstanding popular military history . . . an accomplishment of the same high order as . . . McPherson's Civil War historiography."-Booklist " A tense, exciting historical account of a little-known chapter of the Revolution, displaying history writing at its best."-Kirkus Reviews "His compelling narrative brings readers closer than ever before to the reality of Revolutionary warfare in the Carolinas."-Raleigh News & Observer "A lively, accurate account of a critical period in the War of Independence in the South . . . it deserves a large reading audience."-Don Higginbotham, Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Autorenporträt
John Buchanan, formerly an archivist at Cornell University and Chief Registrar of The Metropolitan Museum of Art where he was in charge of worldwide art movements, is the author of The Road to Guilford Courthouse (Wiley). He lives with his wife in New York City.