Polk ; the diary of a president, 1845-1849: covering the Mexican War, the acquisition of Oregon, and the conquest of California and the Southwest
Biographies, Colonisation (histoire), Etats-Unis (histoire)
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Résumé
James K. Polk, 49 years old, was seen by some to be colorless, methodical, and plodding, but the dark horse candidate defeated the magnetic Henry Clay in the 1844 presidential election. Later Polk was seen to be honest, conscientious, limited… in vision, but incapable of deceit or double dealing, with a strict integrity and intense singleness of purpose. Adult