American lion andrew jackson in the white house is a 2008 biography of andrew jackson the seventh president of the united states written by jon meachamit won the 2009 pulitzer prize for biography with the prize jury describing it as an unflinching portrait of a not always admirable democrat but a pivotal president written with an agile prose that brings the jackson saga to life. With his powerful persona his evident bravery and his mystical connection to the people jackson moved the white house from the periphery of government to the center of national action articulating a vision of change that challenged entrenched interests to heed the popular will or face his formidable wrath the greatest of the presidents who have followed jackson in the white house from lincoln to theodore roosevelt to fdr to truman have found inspiration in his example and virtue . American lion andrew jackson in the white house amazonde meacham jon fremdsprachige bucher wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um werbung anzuzeigen. The greatest of the presidents who have followed jackson in the white house from lincoln to theodore roosevelt to fdr to truman have found inspiration in his example and virtue in his vision