Robert Vincent Remini (July 17, 1921 – March 28, 2013) 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.
Remini also wrote biographies of other early 19th century Americans, namely Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, and Joseph Smith. He served as Historian of the United States House of Representatives from 2005 until 2010 and wrote a history of the House, which was published in 2006.
Martin Van Buren and the Making of the Democratic Party – 1959
Andrew Jackson – 1966
Andrew Jackson and the Bank War: A Study in the Growth of Presidential Power – 1967
Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 – 1977
Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 – 1981
Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845 – 1984
The Life of Andrew Jackson – 1988
The Jacksonian Era – 1989
Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union – 1991
Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time – 1997
The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America’s First Military Victory – 1999
Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars – 2001
Joseph Smith – 2002
John Quincy Adams – 2002
The House: The History of the House of Representatives – 2006
A Short History of the United States – 2008
At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise That Saved the Union – 2010
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