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ixthus68's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I was not looking for a deep dive into Andrew Jackson or even the War of 1812, but I wanted to better understand the Battle and the significance it has taken in American History. This book did just that and encouraged me to dig a little deeper into this era.
Having read Washington's biography a year ago, it is interesting to see Andrew Jackson's prominence in American History. Other reviewers have expressed concern about how this book "whitewashes" certain things, but if you want a quick understanding of what was going on this is a good choice.
-- I enjoyed the pictures; many of which I've never seen before. Very nice
-- I enjoyed the maps
-- The epilogue was helpful as well, tieing back to the celebration many years later. It is hard to imagine a world where you can't just hop on a plane and visit somewhere. It really makes me appreciate our modern technological age.
-- I read most of this book via hardcover, with a couple chapters via Kindle. This is the first Library book I've checked out in a Looooong time. Thank you to our county system for providing this book.
Having read Washington's biography a year ago, it is interesting to see Andrew Jackson's prominence in American History. Other reviewers have expressed concern about how this book "whitewashes" certain things, but if you want a quick understanding of what was going on this is a good choice.
-- I enjoyed the pictures; many of which I've never seen before. Very nice
-- I enjoyed the maps
-- The epilogue was helpful as well, tieing back to the celebration many years later. It is hard to imagine a world where you can't just hop on a plane and visit somewhere. It really makes me appreciate our modern technological age.
-- I read most of this book via hardcover, with a couple chapters via Kindle. This is the first Library book I've checked out in a Looooong time. Thank you to our county system for providing this book.
redrobot's review against another edition
3.0
Enlightening review of the events that led up to the Battle of New Orleans - I had no idea the War of 1812 was such a close-run thing!
joshisreading's review against another edition
2.0
History Channel, but make it an airport-bookstore paperback.
cassietea783's review against another edition
5.0
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
These are the stories today’s American youth need to read. They need to hear such stories of unwavering courage, patriotism, and devotion. The United States of America is but a shameful shadow of the nation men like Andrew Jackson fought so hard to build and preserve. This story—and the others told by Kilmeade and Yaeger—is perhaps more relevant and critical today than ever before.
”General Jackson and his multiethnic, multigenerational army made up of people from every American social class and occupation had come together to do what Napoleon had failed to do: destroy the finest fighting force in the world.”
This story has a little of everything, and the cast of characters is stunning: Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, even pirates for goodness sake! Kids should be reading these accounts so they don’t believe the revisionist drivel they’re fed in the public forum. They will enjoy the thrilling and often harrowing sense of adventure and growth that pervaded the early days of American history. I, for my part, hope that such well-researched and powerfully written accounts will help instill in my kids a love for their country and what it is meant to be. Yes, I understand that there were also negative aspects. When taken in context, we can see that ours is a nation led by great and courageous heroes who were also flawed humans like the rest of us. But we used to be a nation that learned from our mistakes and let them unite us to grow and become the best we could be. Our current state has us on a perilous precipice on which I won’t expound here, but I pray for a return to our historic greatness (no, that’s not a MAGA reference).
I love this book and highly recommend it!
These are the stories today’s American youth need to read. They need to hear such stories of unwavering courage, patriotism, and devotion. The United States of America is but a shameful shadow of the nation men like Andrew Jackson fought so hard to build and preserve. This story—and the others told by Kilmeade and Yaeger—is perhaps more relevant and critical today than ever before.
”General Jackson and his multiethnic, multigenerational army made up of people from every American social class and occupation had come together to do what Napoleon had failed to do: destroy the finest fighting force in the world.”
This story has a little of everything, and the cast of characters is stunning: Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, even pirates for goodness sake! Kids should be reading these accounts so they don’t believe the revisionist drivel they’re fed in the public forum. They will enjoy the thrilling and often harrowing sense of adventure and growth that pervaded the early days of American history. I, for my part, hope that such well-researched and powerfully written accounts will help instill in my kids a love for their country and what it is meant to be. Yes, I understand that there were also negative aspects. When taken in context, we can see that ours is a nation led by great and courageous heroes who were also flawed humans like the rest of us. But we used to be a nation that learned from our mistakes and let them unite us to grow and become the best we could be. Our current state has us on a perilous precipice on which I won’t expound here, but I pray for a return to our historic greatness (no, that’s not a MAGA reference).
I love this book and highly recommend it!
deltajuliet83's review against another edition
5.0
All I knew about President Jackson was the Trail of Tears, glad to have read of his good side... his good side is actually pretty badass in fact!
aristeegan's review against another edition
3.0
The history buff would rate this much higher than I. Kilmeade's account is very detailed so, unless you are a true fan of battle history, you may find this book a bit too in detailed.
greergreer's review against another edition
5.0
I read this over the weekend and enjoyed it very much, a great way to brush up on history after you have forgotten everything from school. It was an easy read which I like in Non-fiction. I have a hard time forcing myself to read some non-fiction when it's really wordy it makes my eyes glaze over.
It had some nice tidbits about Jackson I honestly had no clue about.
It had some nice tidbits about Jackson I honestly had no clue about.