The presidency of James K. Polk
By: Paul H. Bergeron.
Series: American presidency series
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Polk, James K. 1795-1849.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849.
Description: "James K. Polk was one of the strongest and most active presidents ever to occupy the office. In the nineteenth century only Jefferson, Jackson, and Lincoln matched his overall leadership and domination of national government. Bergeron's crisp, insightful narrative shows how and why Polk achieved such stature and yet failed to attract the kind of popular support or retrospective recognition granted other presidential luminaries."--Publisher.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 263-292.
Includes index.