books by Robert V. Remini     books:     Robert V. Remini      Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821. Vol. 1 Robert V. Remini The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998 Top-notch biography Andrew Jackson is one of the more complicated figures in American history. On the one hand, his significance to the development of the United States as a nation is large. On the other hand, he was often a very unpleasant person. This first volume in Robert Remini's ...             A Short History of the United States Robert V. Remini Harper, 2008 Offering an abbreviated, accessible, and lively narrative history of the United States, this erudite volume contains the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, growth, and development of the American nation and its institutions. Robert V. Remini explores the arrival and migration of Native Americans throughout the Western Hemisphere and ...             The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory Robert V. Remini Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001 Andrew Jackson the hero Battle of New Orleans - Robert Remini This book is about the Battle of New Orleans that took place as the last fight with Britain in the War of 1812. For me, I had to read it at one sitting. Great book. The battle took place in January 1815, with 2 more ...             Andrew Jackson Robert V. Remini Harper Perennial, 1969 A Great American President On a recent of list of great presidents in American history, Andrew Jackson was ranked near the top. Yet there is no Andrew Jackson Day. Most people would be hard pressed to name a single fact about "Old Hickory". Yet if he lived in the age of the cable news ...             Andrew Jackson and the Bank War: A Study in the Growth of Presidential Power (Norton Essays in American ... Robert V. Remini W. W. Norton & Company, 1967 A gem of a book After reading Bray Hammond's "Banks and Politics in America" and his trenchant critique of the Jacksonian assault on the Second Bank of the United States (BUS), I was interested to learn how Robert Remini, a historian known for his pro-Jackson tilt, responded to that ...             Fellow Citizens: The Penguin Book of U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses (Penguin Classics) Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 The complete American presidential inaugural addresses featuring historical background by a National Book Award winner A testament to the power of oratory, this stirring and often surprising collection includes all fifty-five United States presidential inaugural addresses, as well as a general introduction and commentary that provides ...             Andrew Jackson (Great Generals) Robert V. Remini Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 The newest addition to Palgrave's Great Generals series focuses on Andrew Jackson's career including his time as a general in Tennessee and his rise up the Army ranks. Jackson's effective use of spies in war time and of martial law in peace time sparked a debate about the curtailing of civil liberties in the name of national security that ...             The Life of Andrew Jackson (Perennial Classics) Robert V. Remini Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2001 Setting The Record Straight: Remini, Jackson and the Spoils System Few Americans have won the mythical status enjoyed by Andrew Jackson. Often portrayed, in his day and since, as the champion of the common man, Jackson came to Washington as an outsider, the first President born outside the thirteen original states, indeed the first ...             John Quincy Adams: (The American Presidents Series) Robert V. Remini, Arthur M. Schlesinger Times Books, 2002 Wonderful brief biography of John Quincy Adams This biography of John Quincy Adams, referred to as JQA throughout much of the book, is quite a treat. It astonishes me that so much information can be packed into such a short book (155 pages of text). Still, from my perspective, this is a satisfying book. John ...             Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union Robert V. Remini W. W. Norton & Company, 1993 An interesting account This important chapter of American history is usually analyzed as the period of the 'Great Triumvirate' of Clay, Calhoun and Wesbter, three failed politicians who never achieved the highest office. Nevertheless Clay was one of the most important men of his period, ...             Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845 (Andrew Jackson) Robert V. Remini The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998 The final volume in a standard of American history. If you have read my reviews of the first two volumes in this biography you already know my opinion of Remini and of his subject. Suffice it to say that if you are serious about learning about American history these volumes are for you. Not only are they an excellent ...             Andrew Jackson: The Great Generals Series Robert V. Remini Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008 Palgraves Great Generals Series is an important and inspiring contribution to our understanding of modern-day warfare. Every book in the series will provide invaluable insight into the legacies of eminent military leaders and take the reader on a griping tour of the most spectacular maneuvers, missions, and battles in world history.General Wesley ...             The Legacy of Andrew Jackson: Essays on Democracy, Indian Removal and Slavery (Walter Lynwood Fleming ... Robert V. Remini Louisiana State University Press, 1990             Miracle of '48: Harry Truman's Major Campaign Speeches & Selected Whistle -Stops Steve Neal Southern Illinois University Press, 2003 Miracle of ’48: Harry Truman’s Major Campaign Speeches and Selected Whistle-stops is the first published collection of the public addresses Harry Truman made as he crisscrossed the United States from New York City to Los Angeles to Independence, Missouri in 1948. Edited by veteran political journalist Steve Neal, and complemented by ...             Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars Robert V. Remini Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 Best treatment of an oft-ignored topic This is one of the best studies of any of the American Indian wars in itself but also provides a unique glimpse at the complex character of Andrew Jackson. His faults and failures are not ignored but placed in the proper context of time and circumstances. 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