James Polk
Subtitle: American president
By: Steven Jay Griffel
Contributors: Pearson Education, Inc
Series: My world social studies. Building our country; My world social studies
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
ISBN-13: 9780328677016
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Presidents; Biography; Politics and government; Territorial expansion
Description: Examines the life and accomplishments of James Polk, the eleventh president of the United States.
Table of contents: title: "Who is James K. Polk?"; title: Polk's early life; title: A rising leader; title: Dark horse to White House; title: The eleventh president; title: Polk's plan; title: Westward ho!; title: Oregon Country; title: Texas, California, and the Mexican War; title: War with Mexico; title: Last days.