James K. Polk. Volume 1, Jacksonian, 1795-1843 / Charles Sellers.

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Sellers, Charles, 1923- [author.]

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TextSeries: Princeton legacy libraryPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

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9781400877881
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: James K. Polk, Vol 1. Jacksonian.DDC classification:

973.610924 23

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E417 .S4

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Contents:

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- I. Old Mecklenburg -- II. Growing Up with the West -- III. The Politics of Democracy -- IV. The Factious Opposition -- V. Defining Democratic Republicanism -- VI. The Democracy and the Money Power -- VII. "Polk Deserves a Medal" -- VIII. Polk versus Bell -- IX. Tennessee Deserts Jackson -- X. Mr. Speaker Polk -- XI. Tennessee Redeemed -- XII. The Governorship-and Higher Stakes -- XIII. Frustration -- XIV. Finis? -- Sources -- Index

Summary: This full account is of Polk's important pre-presidential career. Since Polk was immersed in so many of the major political developments of his day-the rise of popular democracy, the conflicts over the national bank and other crucial issues of Jackson's administrations, and after 1835 the fateful emergence of sectional animosities-his biography is also a history of his generation's political experience. Professor Sellers has combined the elements with a sure hand, bringing out Polk's character-his ambition, his determination, his faith in the electorate-and the nature of his friends, his enemies, and the times in which he moved. One feature of the work is the light it throws on the relation between national politics and those in Tennessee.Originally published in 1957.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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This full account is of Polk's important pre-presidential career. Since Polk was immersed in so many of the major political developments of his day-the rise of popular democracy, the conflicts over the national bank and other crucial issues of Jackson's administrations, and after 1835 the fateful emergence of sectional animosities-his biography is also a history of his generation's political experience. Professor Sellers has combined the elements with a sure hand, bringing out Polk's character-his ambition, his determination, his faith in the electorate-and the nature of his friends, his enemies, and the times in which he moved. One feature of the work is the light it throws on the relation between national politics and those in Tennessee.Originally published in 1957.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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