In Defense of Andrew Jackson, Bradley J. Birzer, Regnery History, 209 pages I grew up with an affinity for our seventh president. It came naturally—partly from patriotic interest in U.S. history ...

Andrew Jackson slaughtered Indians. Then he adopted a baby boy he’d orphaned. The future president referred to Lyncoya as his son. But some historians don’t think he qualified for a Father ...

It was fascinating to see Andrew Jackson's relationship with the newspaper reporters of his day in Jacksonland. ... To me, that image almost seems like a short summary of your book.

Andrew Jackson was there, staring out from every $20 bill. ... Even in historical context, our seventh president falls short. His racist policies were controversial even in his own time.

On some levels, it’s easy to understand the campaign to remove Andrew Jackson’s mug from the $20 bill. ... As the historian Sean Wilentz writes in his short biography of Jackson, ...

Andrew Jackson wasn't big into backing down. The president participated in more than 100 duels over his lifetime. Mental Floss writes of the seventh president's tendency to step outside: Often ...

Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched with three simple words and two dates: "General Andrew Jackson, March 15, 1767 -- June 8, 1845." The inscription on the marker for the President's beloved wife ...

What the GOP can learn from the story of Andrew Jackson in 1824. By ANDREW SAUNDERS. March 13, 2016. Continue to article ... Crawford’s 41 and Clay’s 37, Jackson was short of an outright ...

In short: If anyone tries to tell you that Jackson deserves to stay on the $20 bill, don’t listen to them. They don’t know what they’re talking about. By Matthew Rozsa ...

"Reassessing Andrew Jackson in the Twenty-first Century" was a panel at the 102nd annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, held April 10, 2010, at the Hilton Washington.

Louisa Thomas explores the historical parallels between Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson, who succeeded John Quincy Adams as President.