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The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory Paperback - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Robert V. Remini

The first cannon-fire filled narrative of a defining moment in American history--from "the foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time" ("The New York Times"). of engravings.


Summary

The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing to life a landmark battle that helped define the character of the United States.

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The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing to life a landmark battle that helped define the character of the United States.

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  • Title The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory
  • Author Robert V. Remini
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.s.a.
  • Date 2001-05-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780141001791 / 0141001798
  • Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.04 x 5.4 x 0.56 in (20.42 x 13.72 x 1.42 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
    • Cultural Region: Deep South
    • Geographic Orientation: Louisiana
  • Library of Congress subjects New Orleans (La.), Battle of, 1815
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.523

Media reviews

"Impressive scholarship with a riveting narrative." —The New York Times Book Review

"Superbly written, fast-paced account of one of America's most significant but little-remembered military victories" —Forbes

Citations

  • New York Times, 12/02/2001, Page 88

About the author

Robert V. Remini, whose three-volume biography, Andrew Jackson, won the National Book Award and was reissued in 1998 as a Main Selection of the History Book Club, is also the author of biographies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. He is professor emeritus of history and research professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and lives in Wilmette, Illinois.
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