Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yeager

The War of 1812 saw America threatened on every side. Encouraged by the British, Indian tribes attacked settlers in the West, while the Royal Navy terrorized the coasts. By mid-1814, President James Madison’s generals had lost control of the war in the North, losing battles in Canada. Then British troops set the White House ablaze. Into this dire situation stepped Major General Andrew Jackson to defend New Orleans.

If the British conquered New Orleans, they would control the mouth of the Mississippi River, cutting Americans off from that essential trade route and threatening the previous decade’s Louisiana Purchase. The new nation’s dreams of western expansion would be crushed before they really got off the ground. Jackson needed a miracle.  Few today remember the unlikely team of heroes Jackson assembled, including frontier militiamen, French-speaking Louisianans, Cherokee and Choctaw Indians, freed slaves and even pirates, who defeated the most powerful military force in the world.

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About the author: Not many broadcasters can say they are on the air for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, but that is exactly what Brian Kilmeade has been doing since 2006. After joining Fox News in 1997, he was soon named co-host of Fox & Friends, where he still thrives alongside Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt. Together they have powered their way to the top spot in morning cable TV.

Brian has written 5 books, 4 of which were New York Times best sellers: The Games Do Count, It’s How You Play the Game and more recently, George Washington’s Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates co- written with Don Yaeger.  He currently resides in Massapequa, NY with his wife and 3 kids. When he is not working, you can often catch him on the soccer field watching or coaching. He graduated from LIU-CW Post with a BA in Communications in 1986 where he also played soccer.