Project Gutenberg 2010-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 155 Brown, William Garrott 1868 1913 00006363 Andrew Jackson Riverside Biographical Series, number 1 Produced by Charlene Taylor, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Andrew Jackson" by William Garrott Brown is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a detailed examination of Andrew Jackson's life, his rise from humble beginnings to become a significant figure in American history, and the complexities of his presidency and legacy. It captures the dichotomous nature of Jackson's character, revealing both his fierce leadership qualities and his contentious relationships with contemporaries and political opponents. The opening of the text introduces readers to Andrew Jackson, focusing on his childhood, upbringing, and early personality traits. Brown describes Jackson's origins as a Scotch-Irish boy born into poverty in the Waxhaws region of North Carolina. He highlights Jackson's rebellious and combative nature during his youth, which often led him into trouble. The narrative depicts formative experiences, such as the loss of family members during the Revolutionary War and his struggles to obtain an education, setting the stage for understanding the passionate and determined man he would become. This beginning serves as a foundation for exploring Jackson's later exploits, including his military career and eventual political rise. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Presidents -- United States -- Biography Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 203165 2025-07-12T14:39:29.282187 text/html 200390 2010-01-25T07:47:22 text/html 251537 2025-07-12T14:39:35.722210 application/epub+zip 251637 2025-07-12T14:39:32.305175 application/epub+zip 142033 2025-07-12T14:39:31.060178 application/epub+zip 381421 2025-07-12T14:39:38.186174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356997 2025-07-12T14:39:34.773154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228101 2022-09-14T09:52:22.379326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180648 2025-07-12T14:39:28.889195 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180560 2010-01-25T07:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180551 2010-01-25T07:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20968 2025-07-12T14:39:38.315135 application/rdf+xml 13281 2025-07-12T14:39:31.557161 image/jpeg 3545 2025-07-12T14:39:31.307163 image/jpeg 67152 2010-01-25T07:47:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 175396 2010-01-25T07:47:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 67129 2010-01-25T07:47:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 254577 2025-07-12T14:39:29.303190 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog