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Cover of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham
Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Biography

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

by Jon Meacham

Recorded edition: Random House Publishing Group · 2008 · ISBN 158836822X · Edition source

Approximately 512 pages

Estimated reading time: 13–18 hours at 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate.

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Biography

2009 winner

Pulitzer Prize for Biography

United States

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