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Title: Andrew Jackson
Subtitle: His Life and Times
Author: H.W. Brands
Narrator: Chuck Montgomery
Format: Abridged
Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-30-05
Publisher: Random House Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 41 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures
Publisher's Summary:
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.
Critic Reviews:
"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)
Members Reviews:
Andrew Jackson
The narrator ruined the read because he raced through the book, slurring his words. Almost like he couldn't wait to get through it. The content was excellent, but it was hard to concentrate because of the narrator.
Puts today into context.
Crisply read biography of a president and time that sometimes correlates closely with today--populism, big shift in power, president who reflects best and worst of our nation. On the other hand a driven and principled man.
Good. But not deep
I know I chose the abridged 8 hour version. But the overall storytelling is great! The reader's voice takes you to the location read and is easy to listen to.
If you are looking for a brief survey of Jackson without getting. Too deep, this is the one for you. If you prefer , as I do, a little more substance and background; choose the longer version perhaps.
Didn't realize it was an Abridged edition
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
When I first ordered I didn't see the abridged notation. The information was good but I need the unabridged version. When I tried to get that, I could only find the 2nd volume of the unabridged and I'm not sure how to get the 1st volume of the unabridged.
Truly enjoyed
Prompted research on John Q Adams and of all things Texas History.
