Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House TradeISBN-13:9780812976748ISBN-10:812976746UPC:9780812976748Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, HistoricalSize:8.00 x 5.10 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCQ3ZAK2CM
Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House TradeISBN-13:9780812976748ISBN-10:812976746UPC:9780812976748Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, HistoricalSize:8.00 x 5.10 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCQ3ZAK2CM
Walter R. Borneman is the author of several books, including Polk, 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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