Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln
What I knew about Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, was pretty much confined to the popular image of him: he was the hero of the battle of New Orleans and a “man of the people.” After reading Jon Meacham’s American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, I have new appreciation for Jackson and a new understanding of how critical his presidency was. I also learned how his presidency was related to that of Abraham Lincoln. For example, it was Jackson who appointed Lincoln as postmaster for New Salem, Illinois, after Lincoln lost a race for the state legislature.