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 …

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 …

January 3, 2014

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