Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans; The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny

New York: Sentinel [An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC], 2017. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Daniel Lagin (Map illustrations). xi, [3], 270, [4] pages. Endpaper maps. Illustrations (some in color). Notes. For Further Reading. Index. Brian Kilmeade (born May 7, 1964) is an American television and radio presenter for Fox News. On weekdays he co-hosts Fox's morning show, Fox & Friends, and he hosts the Fox News Radio program The Brian Kilmeade Show. He has been credited as co-author on fiction and non-fiction books. He is a frequent anchor of The Five airing nightly at 5 p.m. eastern on FNC. He also hosts the Fox News Radio program The Brian Kilmeade Show. When the British fought the young United States during the War of 1812, they knew that taking the mouth of the Mississippi River was the key to crippling their former colony. Capturing the city of New Orleans and stopping trade up the river sounded like a simple task--New Orleans was far away from Washington, out of sight and out of mind for the politicians. What the British didn't count on was the power of General Andrew Jackson. A formidable military leader with a grudge against the British and a heart for the common man, he rallied the divided inhabitants of New Orleans, bringing together Frenchmen, Native Americans, freed slaves, pirates, and Kentucky woodsmen. In their now trademark fashion, Kilmeade and Yaeger will trace the development of Jackson's character and bring the reader to the scenes of one of the most pivotal--and surprising--battles in American history.