Andrew Jackson: The Man and His Times (Doubleday; First Edition: 2005) by H.W. Brands.
A demagogue of the type feared by the Founders, Jackson was America's first common man president. Whatever you think of him, any man who carries dueling pistols to defend his wife's honor makes for a page-turning biographical subject! Brands does a remarkable job of steering a fair and balanced course in this exploration of a hugely polarizing historical titan.
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