Author: James Knox PolkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849
Author: James Knox PolkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849
Author: James Knox PolkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849
Author: James Knox PolkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency
Author: James K. PolkPublisher:
ISBN: 9781519064523
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 725
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"There are three key reasons why James K. Polk deserves recognition as a significant and influential American president," Polk biographer, Walter Borneman, wrote. "First, Polk accomplished the objectives of his presidential term as he defined them; second, he was the most decisive chief executive before the Civil War; and third, he greatly expanded the executive power of the presidency, particularly its war powers, its role as commander-in-chief, and its oversight of the executive branch." President Harry S. Truman summarized this view by saying that Polk was "a great president. Said what he intended to do and did it."The ramifications of Polk's presidency resound down to our own day. The most controversial action he took was the invasion of Mexico. Criticism by a young congressman by the name of Abraham Lincoln's hurt Lincoln's re-election to the congress. It was a war that saw action by Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and many others who would later fight in the Civil War. Polk's decision is still debated on ethical grounds. Grant later wrote, "I was bitterly opposed to the [Texas annexation], and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation."Polk was a fervent believer in Manifest Destiny and is the president considered most influential in expanding the U.S. across the continent. He was a lifelong slave-holder and was considered by abolitionists to be a tool of the pro-slavery powers.
The Diary of James K Polk During His Presidency 1845 to 1849 Now First Printed from the Original Manuscript in the Collections of the Chicago
Author: James K. PolkPublisher:
ISBN: 9780722242551
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849, now first printed from the original manuscript in the collections of the Chicago historical society; Volume 4
Author: Polk, James K.Publisher: Best Books on
ISBN: 1623769302
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849
Author: United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency
Author: James PolkPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781503374287
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency: 1845 to 1849. Authored by James K. Polk, Edited by Milo Milton Quaife, Introduction by Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin (VOLUME 2)
The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849, now first printed from the original manuscript in the collections of the Chicago historical society; Volume 2
Author: Polk, James K.Publisher: Best Books on
ISBN: 1623769280
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency
Author: James K. PolkPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781478380849
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency 1845 to 1849 Edited Annotated Milo Milton Quaife/ Intro Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin [Volume 4]