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Book Synopsis President James Polk and the Expansion of the United States by : Steven Jay Griffel
Download or read book President James Polk and the Expansion of the United States written by Steven Jay Griffel and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life and accomplishments of James Polk, the eleventh president of the United States.
Book Synopsis A Country of Vast Designs by : Robert W. Merry
Download or read book A Country of Vast Designs written by Robert W. Merry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ROBERT MERRY’S BRILLIANT AND HIGHLY ACCLAIMED HISTORY OF A CRUCIAL EPOCH IN U.S. HISTORY. In a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America’s Manifest Destiny—extending its territory across the continent by threatening England with war and manufacturing a controversial and unpopular two-year war with Mexico.
Book Synopsis President James K. Polk and the Expansion of the United States by : Michael A. Dunn
Download or read book President James K. Polk and the Expansion of the United States written by Michael A. Dunn and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis James K. Polk by : Thomas M. Leonard
Download or read book James K. Polk written by Thomas M. Leonard and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James K. Polk's four years in office marked the greatest period of territorial acquisition in the history of the USA. This is an analysis of each of these expansions, showing that they were far more complex than the moral crusade that had been labelled Manifest Destiny.
Book Synopsis James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse by : Sam Walter Haynes
Download or read book James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse written by Sam Walter Haynes and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2002 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of the 11th president explores the expansion of the United States during his administration and the policy known as "Manifest Destiny."
Book Synopsis James K. Polk by : John Seigenthaler
Download or read book James K. Polk written by John Seigenthaler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-01-04 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At home, however, Polk suffered a political firestorm of antiwar attacks, particularly from the Whigs. Despite tremendous accomplishments in just four years - from pushing the westward expansion to restoring an independent Treasury to ushering in an era of free trade - "Young Hickory" left office feeling the sting of criticism and suffering from a stressful presidency that had taken a heavy physical toll. He died within three months of departing Washington."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Polk written by Walter R. Borneman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Polk, Walter R. Borneman gives us the first complete and authoritative biography of a president often overshadowed in image but seldom outdone in accomplishment. James K. Polk occupied the White House for only four years, from 1845 to 1849, but he plotted and attained a formidable agenda: He fought for and won tariff reductions, reestablished an independent Treasury, and, most notably, brought Texas into the Union, bluffed Great Britain out of the lion’s share of Oregon, and wrested California and much of the Southwest from Mexico. On reflection, these successes seem even more impressive, given the contentious political environment of the time. In this unprecedented, long-overdue warts-and-all look at Polk’s life and career, we have a portrait of an expansionist president and decisive statesman who redefined the country he led, and we are reminded anew of the true meaning of presidential accomplishment and resolve.
Book Synopsis The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849 by : James Knox Polk
Download or read book The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849 written by James Knox Polk and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Slavemaster President by : William Dusinberre
Download or read book Slavemaster President written by William Dusinberre and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Polk was President of the United States from 1845 to 1849, a time when slavery began to dominate American politics. Polk's presidency coincided with the eruption of the territorial slavery issue, which within a few years would lead to the catastrophe of the Civil War. Polk himself owned substantial cotton plantations-- in Tennessee and later in Mississippi-- and some 50 slaves. Unlike many antebellum planters who portrayed their involvement with slavery as a historical burden bestowed onto them by their ancestors, Polk entered the slave business of his own volition, for reasons principally of financial self-interest. Drawing on previously unexplored records, Slavemaster President recreates the world of Polk's plantation and the personal histories of his slaves, in what is arguably the most careful and vivid account to date of how slavery functioned on a single cotton plantation. Life at the Polk estate was brutal and often short. Fewer than one in two slave children lived to the age of fifteen, a child mortality rate even higher than that on the average plantation. A steady stream of slaves temporarily fled the plantation throughout Polk's tenure as absentee slavemaster. Yet Polk was in some respects an enlightened owner, instituting an unusual incentive plan for his slaves and granting extensive privileges to his most favored slave. Startlingly, Dusinberre shows how Polk sought to hide from public knowledge the fact that, while he was president, he was secretly buying as many slaves as his plantation revenues permitted. Shortly before his sudden death from cholera, the president quietly drafted a new will, in which he expressed the hope that his slaves might be freed--but only after he and his wife were both dead. The very next day, he authorized the purchase, in strictest secrecy, of six more very young slaves. By contrast with Senator John C. Calhoun, President Polk has been seen as a moderate Southern Democratic leader. But Dusinberre suggests that the president's political stance toward slavery-- influenced as it was by his deep personal involvement in the plantation system-- may actually have helped precipitate the Civil War that Polk sought to avoid.
Book Synopsis First State of the Union Address by : James K. Polk
Download or read book First State of the Union Address written by James K. Polk and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This address was given in 1845. The first major point was about the annexation of Texas as a new state in the Union. This he said was all but a formality. His next point focused on Mexico which was opposed to the annexation of Texas. As a result, he had ordered a military build-up along the boundary with Mexico.
Book Synopsis President James K. Polk by : Louise A. Mayo
Download or read book President James K. Polk written by Louise A. Mayo and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Men, America's Presidents series explains the personal and public life of each President of the United States. Their qualities of character and leadership are aptly interpreted and offer strong role models for all citizens. Presidential successes are recorded for posterity, as are the pitfalls that should be guarded against in the future. This series also explains the domestic reasons and world backdrop for the expansion of the Executive Office of the President. The President of the United States is perhaps the most coveted position in the world and this series reveals the lives of all those successfully elected, how each performed as president, and how each is to be measured in history. The collective life stories of the presidents reveal the greatness that America represents in the world.
Book Synopsis An Interview with James K. Polk by : Ruth Smalley
Download or read book An Interview with James K. Polk written by Ruth Smalley and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a unique style, this book explores the life and accomplishments of James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States. Raised in Tennessee, Polk became a lawyer by trade and a politician by the will of the people. Success in state politics led to a job as one of Tennessee’s representatives in Congress, where he continued to lobby for the interests of the “common man.” In 1844 he was unanimously nominated, and subsequently elected, to be the chief executive of the nation. Though he served only one term as president, in that time he brought Texas, most of the Southwest, California, and the Oregon Territory into the nation, to make our country what it is today—the United States of America, from sea to shining sea.
Book Synopsis James K. Polk, Eleventh President of the United States by : Dee Lillegard
Download or read book James K. Polk, Eleventh President of the United States written by Dee Lillegard and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 1988 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the eleventh American president, whose term in office saw great expansion of the western frontier.
Download or read book A Wicked War written by Amy S. Greenberg and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive history of the often forgotten U.S.-Mexican War paints an intimate portrait of the major players and their world—from Indian fights and Manifest Destiny, to secret military maneuvers, gunshot wounds, and political spin. “If one can read only a single book about the Mexican-American War, this is the one to read.” —The New York Review of Books Often overlooked, the U.S.-Mexican War featured false starts, atrocities, and daring back-channel negotiations as it divided the nation, paved the way for the Civil War a generation later, and launched the career of Abraham Lincoln. Amy S. Greenberg’s skilled storytelling and rigorous scholarship bring this American war for empire to life with memorable characters, plotlines, and legacies. Along the way it captures a young Lincoln mismatching his clothes, the lasting influence of the Founding Fathers, the birth of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and America’s first national antiwar movement. A key chapter in the creation of the United States, it is the story of a burgeoning nation and an unforgettable conflict that has shaped American history.
Book Synopsis A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: James Knox Polk; Volume 4; Pt. 3 by : James D. Richardson
Download or read book A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: James Knox Polk; Volume 4; Pt. 3 written by James D. Richardson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the world of James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States. This compilation of his messages and papers provides rare insight into the political climate of the mid-19th century, and sheds light on the issues of the day including the Mexican-American War and territorial expansion. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book James K. Polk (1795-1849). written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Gehrman presents an outline of the life and presidency of U.S. President James Knox Polk (1795-1849). The outline highlights Polk's education, occupations, election issues, and political opponents, as well as the major events and impact of the administration. A major event of the administration was the Mexican War (1846-1848).
Book Synopsis James K. Polk, a Political Biography; Volume 2 by : Eugene Irving 1872-1943 McCormac
Download or read book James K. Polk, a Political Biography; Volume 2 written by Eugene Irving 1872-1943 McCormac and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go behind the scenes of one of America's most consequential presidencies with this detailed biography of James K. Polk, the eleventh president of the United States. Drawing on contemporary sources and years of research, Eugene Irving McCormac brings to life Polk's bold vision for the expansion of American territory, his struggles with Congress and the press, and his lasting impact on American politics. With compelling prose and a nuanced understanding of the political landscape, this book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in American history and the presidency. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
