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My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

Category Archives: President #11 – J Polk

The Best Biographies of James Polk

January 16, 2014

Historians generally regard James Polk as one of the “near-great” presidents, ranking him just behind Eisenhower, Truman and Polk’s mentor …

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Review of “James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse” by Sam Haynes

January 14, 2014

“James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse” is Sam Haynes’s 1996 biography of our eleventh president. He is also the …

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Review of “Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America” by Walter Borneman

January 12, 2014

“Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America” is the fifth of ten books by historian and lawyer (and …

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Review of “A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk” by Robert Merry

January 7, 2014

“A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent” is Robert …

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White House or Bust: James Polk!

January 3, 2014

James K. Polk of Tennessee was elected the eleventh president of the United States in 1844. Somewhere in the back …

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  • President #07 – A Jackson
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  • President #10 – J Tyler
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  • President #13 – M Fillmore
  • President #14 – F Pierce
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  • President #33 – H Truman
  • President #34 – D Eisenhower
  • President #35 – J Kennedy
  • President #36 – L Johnson
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  • President #39 – J Carter
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