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Polk - The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America (Paperback)
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Polk - The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America (Paperback)
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Loot Price R435
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In Polk, Walter R. Borneman gives us the first complete and
authoritative biography of a president often overshadowed in image
but seldom outdone in accomplishment. James K. Polk occupied the
White House for only four years, from 1845 to 1849, but he plotted
and attained a formidable agenda: He fought for and won tariff
reductions, reestablished an independent Treasury, and, most
notably, brought Texas into the Union, bluffed Great Britain out of
the lion's share of Oregon, and wrested California and much of the
Southwest from Mexico. On reflection, these successes seem even
more impressive, given the contentious political environment of the
time.
In this unprecedented, long-overdue warts-and-all look at Polk's
life and career, we have a portrait of an expansionist president
and decisive statesman who redefined the country he led, and we are
reminded anew of the true meaning of presidential accomplishment
and resolve.
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