James K. Polk and his time: essays at the conclusion of the Polk Project

"This multiauthor volume arose out of an April 2019 James K. Polk conference, sponsored by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's History Department and meant, in part, to commemorate the concluded Polk Papers project. The twelve chapters, all relying on primary research found in the fou...

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Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Knoxville The University of Tennessee Press [2022]
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:"This multiauthor volume arose out of an April 2019 James K. Polk conference, sponsored by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's History Department and meant, in part, to commemorate the concluded Polk Papers project. The twelve chapters, all relying on primary research found in the fourteen-volume Correspondence of James K. Polk, provide a range of topics that will result in a significant reinterpretation of this controversial president. Among the many issues discussed are Polk's genealogy, his family's views on slavery, his ruptured relationship with Martin Van Buren, the influence of the Jacksonian religion on his thinking, and new perspectives on the Mexican War"--
Beschreibung:xv, 384 Seiten XV, 384 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781621907336

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