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The Rise of Andrew Jackson

Myth, Manipulation, and the Making of Modern Politics

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The Rise of Andrew Jackson

By: David S. Heidler, Jeanne T. Heidler
Narrated by: Molly Parker Myers
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The story of Andrew Jackson's improbable ascent to the White House, centered on the handlers and propagandists who made it possible.

Andrew Jackson was volatile and prone to violence, and well into his 40s, his sole claim on the public's affections derived from his victory in a 30-minute battle at New Orleans in early 1815. Yet those in his immediate circle believed he was a great man who should be president of the United States.

Jackson's election in 1828 is usually viewed as a result of the expansion of democracy. Historians David and Jeanne Heidler argue that he actually owed his victory to his closest supporters, who wrote hagiographies of him, founded newspapers to savage his enemies, and built a political network that was always on message. In transforming a difficult man into a paragon of republican virtue, the Jacksonites exploded the old order and created a mode of electioneering that has been mimicked ever since.

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©2018 David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler (P)2018 Hachette Audio Elections & Political Process Historical Political Science Politicians Politics & Government Presidents & Heads of State United States War of 1812

Critic Reviews

"A revealing...account of what the authors see as the first 'modern' presidential campaign."—Washington Times

"The Heidlers tell an engrossing story that covers a remarkably complex history in relatively few pages. It is a true page-turner."—New York Journal of Books
"An admirable study of the varied political forces that ensured Jackson's presidential triumph and secured his place in early United States history. Readers will find in The Rise of Andrew Jackson all the political intrigue and drama an election brings."—Claremont Review of Books

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