Summary Of Vindication By James C. Curtis

Many people who first see this book might read the title and ask what vindication is. Vindication is nothing more than defense or justification. In this book by James C. Curtis we see Andrew Jackson constantly looking for some kind of justification to his actions. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 and named after his father who had passed away. His mother also left him and then later died while he was still fairly young. From the time he was young to the time he died, Andrew Jackson faced many hardships. After being confronted by death at a young age, he spent his life trying to prove to himself why he should still be alive. Even with all of the obstacles in his life, he went on to become one of America’s greatest army generals and presidents. All this can be tied into the author’s main point which is that we must set aside all of the great things that Andrew Jackson accomplished and look more into the setbacks he powered through to reach his goals.

Curtis is extremely knowledgeable about the life of Andrew Jackson. It can be said that Curtis’s main purpose for writing this book was to give extensive information about Andrew Jackson’s life. Curtis is able to show the readers the positive things in Jackson’s life by telling more about his flaws. In the author’s preface, Curtis tells us that “To recognize that Andrew Jackson was troubled, that he feared death, that his emotions ran to extremes may diminish his reputation as a demigod but not as human being” (Author’s Preface X). What is meant by this is that even though Andrew Jackson was one of the greatest generals and did a lot of things many would never even consider doing, he is still only