American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Jon Meacham - WH) drummer The Army of the Potomac

The Army of the Potomac under Meade drove back the Rebel fury

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Wittenberg published “The Devil’s to Pay”: John Buford at Gettysburg

Release date: May 11

by John Avlon

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Jon Meacham - WH) drummer The Army of the PotomacJon Meacham Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jacksons election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not