In this biography about Andrew Jackson the author talks about everything from Jackson's childhood to the end times of Jackson's life. I personally think that this author did a great job on this biography and described everything in great detail about his life. James C. Curtis talked about about how Andrew Jackson was always trying to prove himself to people his whole life. James C. Curtis stated in his book, “ Throughout life he felt a need to prove himself, to triumph over enemies he believed were assaulting his reputation.”. Curtis talked about how that the bigger Jackson's reputation got, he would believe more and more that there would be a conspiracy against himself. James C. Curtis also talked about how Andrew Jackson was an amazing