James K. Polk

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  James K. Polk: A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny

  By Thomas M. Leonard

  Quoted in Thomas G. Paterson , ed . , Major Problems in American Foreign Policy : Documents and Essays , 2 vols . ( Lexington : D. C. Heath and Company , 1978 ) , 1 : 185 . 3. The U.S. perception of Latin America's backwardness during ...

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  James K. Polk

  By Carol H. Behrman

  Carol H. Behrman. JAMES K. POLK CAROL H. BEHRMAN b LERNER PUBLICATIONS COMPANY / MINNEAPOLIS To Edward , my favorite historian , who is really. PRESIDENTIAL LEADERS.

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  James K. Polk: America's 11th President

  By Sean McCollum

  John Quincy Adams , who became president in 1825 , disagreed with most of Polk's beliefs . He thought the federal government should do more to help improve roads , canals , and schools nationwide . In an 1827 speech , Polk said that ...

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  James K. Polk: A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny

  By Thomas M. Leonard

  ... Manifest Destiny: American Expansion and the Empire of Right (New York: Hill and Wang, 1995); and Thomas R. Hietala, Manifest Design: Anxious Aggrandizement in Late Jacksonian America (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1985).

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  James K. Polk: A Biographical Companion

  By Mark E. Byrnes

  New York: Norton. Niven,John.1988.John C.Calhoun and the Price of Union. Baton Rouge:Louisiana State University Press. ———. 1999.“Calhoun, John C.” In American National Biography, edited by John A.Garraty and Mark C.Carnes.

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  James K. Polk: The American Presidents Series: The 11th President, 1845-1849

  By John Seigenthaler

  The American Presidents Series: The 11th President, 1845-1849 John Seigenthaler Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. ... 2, 1833—1834. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1972. ————. Correspondence. Ed. Herbert Weaver. Vol. 3, 183 5—1836.

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  James K. Polk

  By BreAnn Rumsch

  This biography introduces readers to James K. Polk including his early political career and key events from Polk's administration, including the Oregon Treaty, the Mexican War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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  James K. Polk

  By Barbara A. Somervill

  A biography of the eleventh president of the United States, discussing his personal life, education, and political career.

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  James K. Polk

  By John Seigenthaler

  This book traces the life and legacy of James K. Polk, who was elected president in 1844.

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  James K. Polk: A Short Biography: Eleventh President of the United States

  By Doug West

  Books in this series are fast-paced, accurate, and cover the story in as much detail as a short book possibly can.

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  James K. Polk

  By Dee Lillegard

  A biography of the eleventh American president, whose term in office saw great expansion of the western frontier.

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  James K. Polk

  By Alison Tibbitts

  This book details the life of the eleventh president who, though virtually unknown, became the first dark horse candidate to be elected.

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  James K. Polk: A Political Biography

  By Eugene Irving McCormac

  This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

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  James K. Polk: To the end of a career, 1845-1849

  By Eugene Irving McCormac

  James K. Polk: To the end of a career, 1845-1849

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  James K. Polk

  By Anne Welsbacher

  A biography of the eleventh American president, whose term in office saw many western states added to the United States.