[DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk - Wikipedia [PAR] James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795  June 15, 1849) was the 11th President of 
the United ... Polk was the surprise (dark horse) candidate for president in 1844, 
defeating ... is often considered the last strong preCivil War president, having 
met during .... Following Jackson's victory in the 1828 election, Polk became one 
of... [DOC] [TLE] United States presidential election, 1844 - Wikipedia [PAR] The United States presidential election of 1844 was the 15th quadrennial 
presidential election, .... Anti-slavery Whigs considered Texas annexation 
particularly egregious, ... Historian Sean Wilentz describes some of the Whig 
campaign tactics: .... Polk, who became the first dark horse, or little-known, 
presidential candidate. [DOC] [TLE] 11- James K. Polk | US Presidents Challenge (USPC) | LibraryThing [PAR] Polk was the first President to have his inauguration reported by telegraph. ... He 
was president during the Mexican war, unpopular though it was, it was ... Polk is 
definitely an interesting President, as said before he is considered ... "dark horse" 
president but historians feel that he was a near-great president. [DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk - Profiles of U.S. Presidents [PAR] BEYOND a doubt the one-term president who left behind him the greatest record 
... chain of executive dominance between Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln. 
... Reaction against the "imperial presidency" may have eroded some of his 
popularity. ... has left a wide impression that Polk was the first dark-horse 
presidential... [DOC] [TLE] The History Book Club - PRESIDENTIAL SERIES: #11 (US) JAMES ... [PAR] Bentley said: Often referred to as the first dark horse President, James K. Polk ... 
He served as Speaker between 1835 and 1839, leaving to become Governor of 
Tennessee. ..... Historians generally consider James K. Polk one of the most 
effective ... In the nineteenth century only Jefferson, Jackson, and Lincoln 
matched his... [DOC] [TLE] In a Mass Knife Fight to the Death Between Every American ... [PAR] Aug 22, 2012 ... Every president is in the best physical and mental condition they were ... I think of 
the Top Three he'd be reckless enough to go down first, but he'd ... That man had 
some grit and gumption and more than his share of character. ... If Lincoln and 
Jackson give him an inch, he'll bury six inches between their ribs... [DOC] [TLE] The President who went to war with Mexico | Mal Warwick Blog on ... [PAR] Oct 25, 2016 ... The surprising story of a forgotten one-term President who engineered the ... 
Many historians rank him among our greatest Presidents, and he often creeps 
into ... Party of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, divided between ... 
Instead, Polk  considered history's first dark horse candidate for the White... [DOC] [TLE] here - American Federation of Teachers [PAR] before.2 The nomination of this dark horse candidatewhich surprised no ... 
century, as presidential historians took a fresh look at Polk's ac- complishments... [DOC] [TLE] The 5 most notorious presidents in US history  from Andrew ... [PAR] Aug 16, 2016 ... The first president to have risen from lowly origins, Jackson became famous as 
the ... a relatively obscure junior senator from Ohio  as the ultimate dark horse. ... 
after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theatre on Good Friday 1865, 
... Any possibility of a rapprochement between Johnson and the... [DOC] [TLE] Big Mo's Presidents Review: Number 11: James K. Polk [PAR] Jun 15, 2007 ... Regardless, when historians rank Polk, they usually place him at number 7 or 8 ... 
But as a Jackson protg and later, as Speaker of the House during the first ... for 
president on the Democratic ticket as the first-ever dark-horse candidate .... Some 
Whigs, led in part by Whig Congressman Abraham Lincoln of... [DOC] [TLE] James K. Polk: Life in BriefMiller Center [PAR] More than any other President, Polk pursued "Manifest Destiny," a phrase ... 
Polk's accomplishments, many historians today regard him not as a great 
president but

Question: Some historians consider this first "Dark Horse" the best president between Jackson & Lincoln
Answer: James K. Polk