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James K. Polk, Continentalist, 1843–1846

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James K. Polk, Continentalist, 1843–1846

This definitive biography of James K. Polk, the second of three projected volumes, covers the most important years of Polk's political career—from a twice-defeated gubernatorial candidate in Tennessee to dark-horse candidate for the presidency and one of the most successful first eighteen months of any American president. The months of Polk's administration covered here contain the bulk of his expansionist program—the annexation of Texas, the settlement of the Oregon boundary with Great Britain, and the war with Mexico that led to the acquisition of California and New Mexico. This period also covers the first session of the 29th Congress, which produced under Polk's guidance the most important domestic legislation of any Congress of the century.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2015
ISBN-13
9781400879793
Genre
Biography & Memoir
Topics
James K. Polk presidencyAmerican westward expansionMexican-American War

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