The Presidency of James K. Polk

(Part of the American Presidency Series Series)

by Paul H. Bergeron

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James K. Polk was one of the strongest and most active presidents ever to occupy the office. In the nineteenth century only Jefferson, Jackson, and Lincoln matched his overall leadership and domination of national government. Bergeron's crisp, insightful narrative shows how and why Polk achieved such stature and yet failed to attract the kind of popular support or retrospective recognition granted other presidential luminaries.

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Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0700603190

ISBN13:9780700603190

Release Date:May 1987

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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19th Century History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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