Merry examines how, in a one-term presidency, James K.
Polk deserves to be elevated out of the mists of history (Jon Meacham, author of American Lion )..
A crucial architect of modern America, James K.
Polk completed the story of America\'s Manifest Destiny--extending its territory across the Continent by threatening England with war and manufacturing a controversial and unpopular two-year war with Mexico.
In a one-term presidency, James K.
Polk, often overlooked yet ever-consequential, comes to life in this compelling, perceptive portrait ( The Wall Street Journal ) biography of the 11th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson prot g , and champion of manifest destiny.
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Polk completed the story of America\'s Manifest Destiny by expanding its territory across the continent.
Merry examines how, in a one-term presidency, James K