THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANDREW JACKSON
1917 · Thomson, Ga.
by Watson, Thomas E
Thomson, Ga.: Jeffersonian Pub. Co, 1917. 440pp. Original red cloth, blind ruled, spine gilt. Boards with a few small patches of discoloration, front hinge starting, corners and spine ends worn. Small bookplate on rear pastedown. Light toning. Good plus. A scarce biography of Andrew Jackson by Georgia lawyer and politician Thomas E. Watson, who led the Populist Party in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the nominee for Vice President on William Jennings Bryan's Populist ticket in 1896, and ran for President in his own right in 1904. Watson was the author of several works, including additional biographies of Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon. (Inventory #: WRCAM51998)