Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab
by:
Steve Inskeep (author)
JON MEACHAM, author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House “Steve Inskeep has found an illuminating and provocative way to talk about the American past—and, truth be told, the American present and future too. By taking us back to the epic struggle between Andrew Jackson and Chief...
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JON MEACHAM, author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House “Steve Inskeep has found an illuminating and provocative way to talk about the American past—and, truth be told, the American present and future too. By taking us back to the epic struggle between Andrew Jackson and Chief John Ross, Inskeep tells an essential story of geography, greed, and power: and
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781594205569 (1594205566)
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
I got a copy of this through First to Read.At the beginning, this felt like a side-by-side summary of Ross' and Jackson's lives. Each had a perfunctory chapter towards the beginning to get at their background and what drove their characters. And there was a great deal of discussion of real estate ...
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