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Illustrated biography that discusses the childhood, career, family, and presidential term of America's 7th president, Andrew Jackson.

The president of the United States is considered the world's most powerful elected official. Learn more about Andrew Jackson.

Discusses Andrew Jackson's childhood, family life, campaigning, election, run for reelection, life after the presidency, and legacy.

"Andrew Jackson took his fame from the War of 1812 and became the people's president. But before his inauguration lay a fascinating story waiting to be told, from Jackson's military career to his origins as an orphan from South Carolina. After losing much of his family during the American Revolution, Jackson followed his family into a military life and became famous for his efforts in New Orleans during the second war with the British. Through timelines...

A biography of the seventh President describing his frontier childhood, education, career as a soldier and politician, and his new approach to the presidency.

Traces the private and public life of America's seventh president, who was orphaned at the age of fourteen. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Andrew Jackson.

A biography of the first frontiersman to become a President of the United States.

Examines the events and personalities, particularly President Andrew Jackson, that shaped the development of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century.

"Describes the tenure of the seventh President of the United States, from his economic policy known as the American System to his relations with Native Americans, the formation of the Whig party, and his affairs with Great Britain." --