James K. Polk: A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny (Biographies in American Foreign Policy)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0842026479 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 218 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thomas M. . Leonard is distinguished professor and director of the International Studies Program at the University of North Florida
Leonard's account will enlighten those who have neglected him and confirm his importance to the course of U.S. history. Coerver, Texas Christian University) . Crowded within President Polk's one term are complicated issues emerging from the continental expansion of the United States. (Anna Kasten Nelson, distinguished historian in residence, American University)Thomas M. Leonard's thematic approach to the study of Polk's policies provides a clear narrative that is accessible to both students and the public. (Howard Jones, research professory, University of Alabama)Overshadowed by Jackson and Lincoln, Polk contributed almost half the continent to young America during his term in office. Polk, whose aggressive foreign policies combined with a series of fortuitous circumsta
Polk was only 49 years old-at that time the youngest president ever to be elected. Polk: A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny shows that they were far more complex than the moral crusade that had been labeled 'Manifest Destiny.' Southern planters wanted to protect their 'peculiar institution' of slavery by adding new territories from which slave states would be carved. In addition, Texas had become part of the Union. Polk's four years in office marked the greatest period of territorial acquisition in the history of the country-what New York journalist John O'Sullivan termed as the 'Manifest Destiny' of the United States to expand across the continent. When he was elected Pre