PITTSBURGH – Jon Meacham says he is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, has written about presidents as removed in time and temperament as Andrew Jackson and George H.W. Bush, makes biblical ...

For Jon Meacham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, and author of "The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels," this past week has been disturbing — and all too familiar. Asked what is ...

A thought-provoking study of Andrew Jackson chronicles the life and career of a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, critically analyzing ...