Correspondence of James K. Polk: 1842-1843
- ISBN-10
- 0826512119
- ISBN-13
- 9780826512116
- Series
- Correspondence of James K. Polk
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 762
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1969
- Publisher
- Univ. of Tennessee Press
- Author
- James Knox Polk
Description
Vol. 13 Michael David Cohen, editor ; Bradley J. Nichols, editorial assistant.
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