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Easton Press leather editions of Marquis James's "Andrew Jackson: The Border Captain," Volume 1 and Andrew Jackson: Portrait of a President," Volume two, COLLECTOR'S editions, Illustrated with Period Photographs, two of the LIBRARY OF THE PRESIDENTS series, published in 1960. Bound in brick red leather, the books have decorative paper end leaves, satin book marker, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, hubbed spine, gold gilding on three edges---in near FINE condition. Andrew Jackson, who lived from 1767-1845, was the first President born in a log cabin. He was the son of poor Scotch-Irish immigrants and became an orphan at 14. He grew up on the frontier of the Carolinas, moved to Tennessee, where he became a successful lawyer and landowner. Jackson who was 6 ft. 1" tall carried himself in the ramrod-straight manner; his face was long and lean and his eyes were dark blue. He had bushy, iron gray hair, brushed high above his head, and a thick hairy chest. He was nicknamed "Old Hickory" because of his toughness. Jackson was noted for his terrible temper; at times he would rage uncontrollably for hours. His favorite expletive was "By the Eternal." Jackson won fame as an Indian fighter and a general in the WAR OF 1812. Jackson bought the HERMITAGE, a plantation about 12 miles from Nashville in 1796. He served as a state delegate and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1796 and was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1797. In 1806, he fought a duel with Charles Dickinson, a lawyer, that ended in Dickinson's death. Dickinson had made insulting remarks about Mrs. Jackson. Jackson was one of the founders of the Democratic Party and was the first "Westerner" and common man to become President. After having served as Major General he shattered Indian power in the South, captured Pensacola, and defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans. President Jackson proclaimed himself to be the representative all the American people. He sought to protect the nation from being governed by a permanent aristocratic office holding clique by promoting his democratic principle of "rotation in office." He supported Georgia's decision to remove tribes of the Cherokee nation, despite two U.S. Supreme Court decisions upholding the Cherokee's right to remain. He openly challenged and eventually destroyed the Second Bank of the U.S. for being, in his view, a detriment to the common good of the American people. A heroic and often tragic figure driven by a fiery temperament and a stubborn determination to succeed, Jackson presided over one of the most influential and controversial administrations in U.S. history. "Old Hickory" became a household word in the Republic and Jackson was a most popular man. Vol. 1 has 461 pages, while Vol. 2 has 627 pages, including an Index. I offer combined shipping. ,