Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans

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Another pop history pageturner from the New York Times bestselling authors of George Washington s Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates.When the British fought the young United States during the War of 1812, they knew that taking the mouth of the Mississippi River was the key to crippling their former colony Capturing the city of New Orleans and stopping trade up the river sounded like a simple task New Orleans was far away from Washington, out of sight and out of mind for the politicians.What the British didn t count on was the power of General Andrew Jackson A formidable military leader with a grudge against the British and a heart for the common man, he rallied the divided inhabitants of New Orleans, bringing together Frenchmen, Native Americans, freed slaves, pirates, and Kentucky woodsmen.In their now trademark fashion, Kilmeade and Yaeger will trace the development of Jackson s character and bring the reader to the scenes of one of the most pivotal and surprising battles in American history. Free Download [ Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans ] by [ Brian Kilmeade ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Although history gives theoretical and civic context when one is young, it can be farinteresting and perhaps should be reserved for those no longer in school, or at least those of us with some longer context of living, aka lived experience While I appreciate that rough hewn, backwoods Andrew Jackson is considered to have a mixed legacy, this book is well worth reading for its explanation of the Battle of New Orleans, the key turning point in the lesser known, but vital, conflict in Ame Although history gives theoretical and civic context when one is young, it can be farinteresting and perhaps should be reserved for those no longer in school, or at least those of us with some longer context of living, aka lived experience While I appreciate that rough hewn, backwoods Andrew Jackson is considered to have a mixed legacy, this book is well worth reading for its explanation of the Battle of New Orleans, the key turning point in the lesser known, but vital, conflict in American history the War of 1812 Or as the Canadians call it, the War of Southern Aggression, since leaders less astute than Jackson started off by trying to invade Canada Kilmeade and Yaeger have done a superb job of explaining, with maps and descriptions of strategy, just how Andrew Jackson, suffering from dysentery a...I bought this book at an airport to read on a plane This is very much an airport book It s entertaining, and it was fun to learnabout the battle of New Orleans, but Jackson is a complicated character, and this portrayal crosses the line from sympathetic into fawning, and borderline inaccurate, historical revisionism I know those are harsh words, but this book glosses over A LOT I should have beensuspicious when Brad f ing Thor was one of the jacket authors praising this An I bought this book at an airport to read on a plane This is very much an airport book It s entertaining, and it was fun to learnabout the battle of New Orleans, but Jackson is a complicated character, and this portrayal crosses the line from sympathetic into fawning, and borderline inaccurate, historical revisionism I know those are harsh words, but this book glosses over A LOT I should have beensuspicious when Brad f ing Thor was one of the jacket authors praising this Anyway, if you want to read a good book about this general period that touches on Jackson, read the Henry Clay biography edit, since I didn t realize this review had so many comments, and apparently I was unclear I realize that this isn t a biography, and my criticisms don t have anything to do with Jackson s personal life, or what he did later in his career My criticisms have to do with the overall tone of the book, and portrayals of events that happened ...Another excellent narrative non fiction I not only read but listened to the voice of Brian Kilmeade, the author He is a radio talk show host on Fox His reading expertise shows.I know that many people do not value or like Andrew Jackson I understand why because his stance on Indian rights was abominable However, I do begrudgingly admire him for his courage, his courtly manner and his love for his wife, Rachel.The Volunteers from TN were greatly outnumbered in the Battle of New Orleans But J Another excellent na...This book should not be considered non fiction rather it should be placed with the personal essay collection and titled AndRew JackSON is the BESTEST president ever I have no idea how a non fiction historical book gets written and published without one single reference to a primary source but somehow this nonsense did The quali...We were lucky to win the War of 1812 We had lost control of the war in the north, losing battles in Canada Then British troops set the White House on fire If the British conquered New Orleans, they would control the mouth of the Mississippi River, cutting America off from its dream of western expansion, let alone forever changing Mardi Gras as we know it In steps Andrew Jackson in the well known refrain In 1814 we took a little trip,It s not David McCullough, but read it for the im We were lucky to win the War of 1812 We had lost control of the war in the north, losing battles in Canada Then British troops set the White House on fire If the British conquered New Orleans, they would control the mouth of the Mississippi River, cutting America off from its dream of western expansion, let alone forever changing Mardi Gras as we know it In steps Andrew Jackson in the well known refrain In 1814 we took a little trip,It s not David McCullough, bu...I love American history and this book opened my eyes to aspects of the War of 1812 that I had only briefly studied This is a must read for those interested in the history of New Orleans I was surprised to read of Sam Houston and Davy Crock...3.5 sEntertaining account of the events It s funny how much you forget from your school days about important historical events such as these.I got this book for Christmas 2017 and read it in three days.I wasn t sure exactly what to expect from it I d heard Kilmeade promote it and seen it advertised on the web, but I d never read a Kilmeade book before I didn t know if it would be a history book or in some way a self promotion for Kilmeade, a morning news show anchor.Well, I was surprised It was stunningly good It is definitely a history book, but it has a story telling aspect to it that s d...This is a breezy book which follows the life of Andrew Jackson From his earliest orphan and schooling experiences, it follows the years of his 20 s quite quickly As being from Nashville, TN Jackson is always looked upon as the backwoods outsider in the systems which saw Eastern coast city men heading each and every aspect of the government and the military So much so that the west as it was then in identity, was not a central onus for purpose It follows all the linear in time progression This is a breezy book which follows the life of Andrew Jackson From his earliest orphan and schooling experiences, it follows the years of his 20 s quite quickly As being from Nashville, TN Jackson is always looked upon as the backwoods outsider in the systems which saw Eastern coast city men heading each and every aspect of the government and the military So much so that the west as it was then in identity,...Andrew Jackson and the Miracle at New OrleansWhen most Americans think about the battle of New Orleans, they envision a day long battle in which the hapless British threw themselves against a wall of well entrenched Americans and suffered an ignominious defeat There was a battle on January 8, 1815 that conforms to this perception but it was the culmination of a series of skirmishes that led up to that fateful for the British day.In fact, the struggle to keep New Orleans from British hands too Andrew Jackson and the Miracle at New OrleansWhen most Americans think about the battle of New Orleans, they envision a day long battle in which the hapless British threw themselves against a wall of well entrenched Americans and suffered an ignominious defeat There was a battle on January 8, 1815 that conforms to this perception but it was the culmination of a series of skirmishes that led up to that fateful for the British day.In fact, the struggle to keep N...

Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans
  • 11 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 0735213232
  • Brian Kilmeade
  • Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans