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Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny

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ISBN-10: 0735213232

ISBN-13: 9780735213234

Edition: 2017

Authors: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger

List price: $37.00
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Another pop history pageturner from the New York Times bestselling authors of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates. When the British fought the young United States during the War of 1812, they knew that taking the mouth of the Mississippi River was the key to crippling their former colony. Capturing the city of New Orleans and stopping trade up the river sounded like a simple task--New Orleans was far away from Washington, out of sight and out of mind for the politicians. What the British didn't count on was the power of General Andrew Jackson. A formidable military leader with a grudge against the British and a heart for the common man, he rallied…    
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Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2017
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/24/2017
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.57" wide x 9.21" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Brian Kilmeade was born on May 7, 1964. He graduated from C. W. Post in Long Island, New York in 1986. He started his career in journalism as a freelance sports anchor and covered the NewYork/New Jersey Metro-Stars soccer team. He is the author of The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports, It's How You Play the Game, and George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution. He is currently a co-host of Fox's morning show, Fox and Friends.

Don Yaeger was an Associate Editor at Sports Illustrated magazine. He is the co-author of Under the Tarnished Dome: How Notre Dame Betrayed Its Ideals for Football Glory, Pros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL, and George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution.