The Age of Jackson is a classic work of American historiography by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., examining the political, social, and economic transformation of the United States during the era of Andrew Jackson. The book explores the rise of Jacksonian democracy, the expansion of popular political participation, and the conflicts between economic classes in early nineteenth-century America. This…
As special assistant to the president, Arthur Schlesinger witnessed firsthand the politics and personalities that influenced the now legendary Kennedy administration. Schlesinger’s close relationship with JFK, as a politician and as a friend, has resulted in this authoritative yet intimate account in which the president “walks through the pages, from first to last, alert, alive, amused and …
This book offers a historian's reflection on the past and the future of the American experiment. The word 'experiment' is used advisedly. The men who established the United States of America believed that they were trying something new under the sun. The idea that a democratic republic might endure ran against all the teachings of history. The vindication of this idea, said Washington in his fi…