" A compelling account of Jackson’ s Indian-fighting days . . . as well a grand sweep of the conquest of the trans-Appalachian West, a more complex, bloody, and intrigue-filled episode than is generally appreciated. . . .Mr. Buchanan writes with style and insight. . . .This is history at its best."
– The Wall Street Journal
" An excellent study . . . of an area and a time period too long neglected by historians . . . provides valuable new information, particularly on the Indians."
– Robert Remini, author of Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars
" John Buchanan has written a book that explodes with action and drama on virtually every page. Yet the complex story of the birth of the American West never loses its focus– Andrew Jackson’ s improbable rise to fame and power. This is an American saga, brilliantly told by a master of historical narrative."
– Thomas Fleming, author of Duel: Alexander Hamilt Aaron Burr, and the Future of America
From John Buchanan, the highly acclaimed author of The Road to Guilford Courthouse, comes a compulsively readable account that begins in 1780 amidst the maelstrom of revolution and continues throughout the three tumultuous decades that would decide the future course of this nation. Jackson’ s Way artfully reconstructs the era and the region that made Andrew Jackson’ s reputation as " Old Hickory, " a man who was so beloved that men voted for him fifteen years after his death.Buchanan resurrects the remarkable man behind the legend, bringing to life the thrilling details of frontier warfare and of Jackson’ s exploits as an Indianfighter– and reassessing the vilification that has since been heaped on him because of his Indian policy. Culminating with Jackson’ s defeat of the British at New Orleans– the stunning victory that made him a national hero– this gripping narrative show
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