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Format:
Book (large print)
Title:
Andrew Jackson and the miracle of New Orleans : the battle that shaped America's destiny
ISBN:
9780525524335
Edition:
First large print edition.
Publication:
New York : Random House Large Print, [2017]
Physical Description:
xiii, 391 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Contents:
Freedoms at risk -- How to lose a war -- The making of a general -- A river dyed red -- The British on offense -- Jackson unleashed -- Target: New Orleans -- Losing Lake Borgne -- The armies assemble -- The First Battle of New Orleans -- The defensive line -- Day of destiny -- The British withdraw.
Summary:
A portrait of the seventh American president focuses on his formative military prowess during the War of 1812 and his pivotal contributions to the capturing of New Orleans from the British.
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