Critiques calling this a hagiography are off-base without a doubt, but this is undoubtedly sympathetic with an eye towards helping the reader appreciate Jackson's effectiveness as a president. I think it does pretty well despite an ultimately narrow focus and a seeming need to balance the negative with the positive completely throughout. Yes, he could be kind to his family and he was a more calculated leader than his detractors give him credit for - he was also responsible for some of the country's worst atrocities. Don't sugarcoat the obvious.