Robert V. Remini
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Robert V. Remini was a historian, best known for Andrew Jackson.
Quick Facts About Robert V. Remini
- Born
- July 17, 1921
- Died
- March 28, 2013
- Profession
- Historian
- Notable works
- Andrew Jackson
About Robert V. Remini
Robert Vincent Remini was an American historian and a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He wrote numerous books about President Andrew Jackson and the Jacksonian era, most notably a three-volume biography of Jackson. For the third volume of Andrew Jackson, subtitled The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845, he won the 1984 U.S. National Book Award for Nonfiction. Remini was widely praised for his meticulous research on Jackson and thorough knowledge of him. His books portrayed Jackson in a mostly favorable light and he was sometimes criticized for being too partial towards his subject.
Biography source: Wikipedia
