The Presidency of James K. Polk

by Paul H. Bergeron

Book Overview

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"