6/29/2023 0 Comments American lion jackson![]() ![]() But Jackson administered the ship of state with good instincts and wisdom. The “evolution of presidential power” is the basic theme around which Meacham constructs his riveting account of the freshness Jackson brought to the White House-meaning, before his advent into the chief executive office, political power was considered to be best left in the hands of the landed elite, but Jackson believed in the “primacy of the will of the people,” and during his administration, “democracy was making its stand.” This was a difficult time for the American republic the issue of slavery was developing into a major political issue, and with that, the rise of southern questioning of just how strong the union of states was and what rights individual states possessed to safeguard regional interests. There is no dearth of books about Andrew Jackson, America’s seventh president. Jon Meacham in American Lion has delivered the definitive human portrait of a pivotal president who forever changed the American presidencyand America itself. As the subtitle indicates, it has special appeal for those readers who may be uninterested in a complete cradle-to-grave treatment but are looking for a particular focus on the Jackson presidency. Last Updated on May 8, 2015, by eNotes Editorial. There are numerous books on the seventh president, but this one is distinguished by its particularly fluid presentation. ![]()
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