Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson – A New York

Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson – A New York Times Notable History of Jacksonian Democracy and Slavery (1815-1848) (American History)

Waking Giant is a brilliant, definitive history of Americaâ€™s vibrant and tumultuous rise during the Jacksonian era from David S. Reynolds, the Bancroft Prize-winning author of Walt Whitmanâ€™s America. Casting fresh light on Andrew Jackson, who redefined the presidency, along with John Quincy Adams and James K. Polk, who expanded the nationâ€™s territory and strengthened its position internationally, Reynolds captures the turbulence of a democracy caught in the throes of the controversy over slavery, the rise of capitalism, and the birth of urbanization.
Country USA
Brand Harper Perennial
Manufacturer Harper Perennial
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2009-09-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780060826574

Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson – A New York Times Notable History of Jacksonian Democracy and Slavery (1815-1848) (American History)