Shannon P. (we4peebles) reviewed on 6/30/2008 + 66 more book reviews

"'Tough as a hickory branch' - that's what they said about Andrew Jackson, and the nickmane stuck for the rest of his life. 'Old Hickory' was a frontier lawyer, a soldier, and a judge before he became our seventh president, and his rough-and-tumble backwoods ways shocked men like Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams. But, as Robert Quackenbush reveals in this fascinating and funny book, Jackson was loved and respected by the common people of the western frontiers and of the crowded eastern cities, and they stormed the White House in their muddy boots to get a glimpse of their hero when he took office. This lively approach to the life and achievements of one of our greatest presidents will delight young readers."
Very good biography for upper elementary readers.

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