President James K. Polk: The Dark Horse President
- ISBN-10
- 1594547181
- ISBN-13
- 9781594547188
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Publishers
- Author
- Louise A. Mayo
Description
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.
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