Describes how Andrew Jackson led a motley crew of frontiersmen, pirates, free Blacks, and regular soldiers to defeat the British in New Orleans
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Arguing that Jackson's routing of the British at New Orleans was the crucial military victory that first defined the US as a military power to be reckoned with, Remini (history and research, emeritus, U. of Illinois-Chicago) sets the scene of the struggle, describes in lively fashion the many characters and events of the battle, and concludes that all parties involved were brave and heroic. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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