Polk : the man who transformed the presidency and America
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Published
New York : Random House, [2008].
ISBN
9781400065608, 1400065607
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction
973.61 POLK
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Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction | 973.61 POLK | On Shelf |
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Biography | B Polk, James | On Shelf |
Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult Biography | B POLK | On Shelf |
Calumet City Public Library - Adult Biography | BIOGRAPHY POLK | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | BIOGRAPHY POLK, J.K. | On Shelf |
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | BIOG POLK, J. | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Random House, [2008].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxiii, 422 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781400065608, 1400065607
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [396]-404) and index.
Description
The first complete biography of a president often overshadowed in image but seldom outdone in accomplishment. James K. Polk's pledge to serve a single term, which many thought would make him a lame duck, enabled him to rise above electoral politics and to outflank his adversaries. Thus 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. In tracing Polk's life and career, author Borneman dispels conventional views of Polk as an accidental president. Instead, we see Polk as he was--a decisive, if not partisan, statesman whose near doubling of America's boundaries and expansive broadening of executive powers redefined the country at large, as well as the nature of its highest office.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Borneman, W. R. (2008). Polk: the man who transformed the presidency and America (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Borneman, Walter R., 1952-. 2008. Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Borneman, Walter R., 1952-. Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America Random House, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Borneman, Walter R. Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America First edition., Random House, 2008.
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