Polk's Folly - An American Family History (Paperback, 1st Anchor Books ed)

Polk's Folly is William Polk's captivating investigation of his impressive family tree and of the broader American tale it narrates.

Growing up in Texas in the late 1930s, listening to his grandmother's memories of her childhood amidst the Civil War, Polk became fascinated by tales of his family's engagement in monumental moments of our nation's history. Beginning when Robert Pollok fled Ireland in the 1680s, Polk's saga includes an Indian trader, an early drafter of the Declaration of Independence, one of our greatest presidents, heroes and rascals on both sides of the Civil War, Indian fighters, a World War I diplomat, and Polk's own brother, a journalist who reported on the Nuremberg Trials. Full of stunning detail and based on primary historical documents, Polk's Folly is a grand American chronicle that allows history to include the lives that made it happen.

General

Imprint:	Anchor Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2001
First published:	July 2001
Authors:	William R. Polk
Dimensions:	201 x 132 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	576
Edition:	1st Anchor Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-385-49151-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-385-49151-4
Barcode:	9780385491518

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