The book is an intriguing account of the the politician,president and the flawed human being he was in many respects. In all, it is a panoramic view of a man made by the times of depression and war and how he responded to both. He towered above the course of the nation through the most trying tim...
The book give a good history of the settlement of East Texas by American adventurers, the 15-year rush to populate Texas with American "Anglos", and the contentious showdown with Santa Anna and the Mexican army. There are many familiar characters, now legendary personalities, like Bowie, Crocket...
Andrew Jackson may be the most important American not yet exhumed in the rush to learn from the leading lights of our early history. If so, it makes sense that H.W. Brands is leading the charge toward his rediscovery. For one thing, Brands teaches at the University of Texas at Austin, in a state ...
The ‘California Gold Rush’ is known as one of the most iconic time periods in American history not only because of the economic boom that it brought west but because of the idealistic American values that came with it. ‘Manifest Destiny’ is an idea that has caressed the minds of some of the grea...