An award-winning historian offers a definitive history of the America of Andrew Jackson, the years from 1815 to 1848 – arguably the richest period of American life. He illuminates the era's exciting political story alongside the social and cultural movements that influenced it, including the slavery controversy, the rise of capitalism, and the birth of urbanization. "Provides the [listener] with a keen sense of perspective and a genuine appreciation for the past."—BookPage