James K. Polk : a clear and unquestionable destiny / Thomas M. Leonard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leonard, Thomas M., 1937-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Biographies in American foreign policy ; no. 6.

Biographies in American foreign policy ; no. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849.

Polk, James K.

Diplomatic relations.

Territorial expansion.

Presidents.

Manifest Destiny.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

United States--Foreign relations--1845-1849.

United States.

United States--Territorial expansion.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st SR books ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2008.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD ; Oxford, UK : SR Books, 2008, ©2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When he was elected President in 1845, James K. Polk was only 49 years old-at that time the youngest president ever to be elected. He faced a conflicted nation on the verge of tremendous territorial expansion. James K. 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. By the end of Polk's presidency in 1849, U.S. possessions included the California, Oregon, and New Mexico territories. In addition, Texas h

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction,; Chronology,; 1 James K. Polk and His America,; 2 The Path to Texas Annexation,; 3 A Compromise on Oregon?; 4 The Beckoning of California Seaports,; 5 Mr. Polk's War and Peace,; Conclusion,; Bibliographical Essay,; Index,

Notes:

Originally published: Scholarly Resources, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-8182-425-9

979-82-16-22627-7

0-8420-2646-0

1-4616-3829-1

OCLC:

854520916