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James Parton
General Jackson (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) [EPUB ebook]

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Just before his death, the popular American biographer completed the tumultuous life story of America’s seventh President, in all its color and scope. Here are Old Hickory’s childhood, education, law career, duels, military battles, and political campaigns. Parton covers Jackson’s nation-shaping presidency from candidacy to retirement, including the “terror [he struck] among the office-holders.”

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James Parton (1822-1891) was born in Canterbury, England. One of the most popular biographers of his day, he wrote life stories of Voltaire, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Horace Greeley. He also wrote Famous Americans of Recent Times, Noted Women of Europe and America, and Captains of Industry.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 354 ● ISBN 9781411443945 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5863153 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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