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Polk

ISBN: 9780812976748 | 0812976746
Format: Trade Paper
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date: 4/14/2009

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
In this unprecedented, long-overdue warts-and-all look at James K. Polk's life and career, Borneman paints a portrait of an expansionist president and decisive statesman who redefined the country he led.
List of Mapsp. xi
Introduction: Dark Horse, Bright Landp. xiii
A Prologue in Two Partsp. xv
Key Dates in the Life of James K. Polkp. xxi
The Man
Old Hickory's Boyp. 5
Carrying the Waterp. 19
Tennessee and Old Tippecanoep. 37
The Last Defeatp. 52
Hands Off Texasp. 67
A Summon... MOREp. 84
Baltimore, 1844p. 94
"Who Is James K. Polk?"p. 111
The Conquest
Making Good on Texasp. 133
Standing Firm on Oregonp. 150
Eyeing Californiap. 170
Mission to Mexicop. 190
"American Blood upon American Soil"p. 202
54°40' or Compromise!p. 216
To Santa Fe and Beyondp. 233
Mr. Polk's Warp. 253
Old Bullion's Son-in-Lawp. 269
A President on the Spotp. 286
Securing the Spoilsp. 300
The Whigs Find Another Generalp. 316
Homeward Boundp. 331
A Presidential Assessmentp. 345
Epilogue: Sarahp. 358
Acknowledgmentsp. 361
Notesp. 363
Bibliographyp. 396
Indexp. 405
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Walter R. Borneman is author of several books, including 1812: The War That Forged a Nation, The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America, and Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land. He is the president of the Walter V. and Idun Y. Berry Foundation, which funds postdoctoral fellowships in children’s health at Stanford University.


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