Citations with the tag: POLK, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
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- SIGNS OF Opposition.
Haynes, Sam W. // Cobblestone; Dec2000, Vol. 21 Issue 9, p10Discusses the opposition to United States President James K. Polk's declaration of a war of aggression against Mexico in the nineteenth century.
- Biographies of U.S. Presidents: James Knox Polk (1845-49).
Haynes, Sam W. // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2000, p555No abstract available.
- "It is said they will all stretch hemp.".
Fandino, Anthony // U.S. Stamp News; Jul2008, Vol. 14 Issue 7, p16The article offers information on a letter sent from Tacubaya, Mexico by a soldier to his brother in Millbury, Massachusetts in 1847. He states that they took at the Battles of Confreres and Chumbusco a great many American disserters fighting with the Mexicans. According to the article, the...
- Biographies of U.S. Presidents: James Knox Polk (1845-49).
Fandino, Anthony // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2001, p479Presents biographical information on James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States. Term in office from 1845-1849.
- Biographies of U.S. Presidents: James Knox Polk (1845-49).
Fandino, Anthony // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2002, p549Presents biographical information on James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States. Term in office from 1845-1849.
- Biographies of U.S. Presidents: James Knox Polk (1845-49).
Fandino, Anthony // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2003, p563Presents biographical information on James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States. Term in office from 1845-1849.
- Biographies of U.S. Presidents: James Knox Polk (1845-49).
Fandino, Anthony // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2004, p567Presents biographical information on James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States. Term in office from 1845-1849.
- James Knox Polk.
Fandino, Anthony // Profiles of U.S. Presidents; 2007, p31Examines the presidency of James Knox Polk. Biographical information; Cabinet members; Polk's view of the office of president; Major issues of the day; People's opinion of Polk; Impact of Polk's presidency on American history.
- JAMES K. POLK.
Fandino, Anthony // Presidents of the U.S.; 2001 2nd Edition, p11Presents a biography of James K. Polk, eleventh president of the U.S. from 1845 to 1849. Family Background; Activities of Polk during childhood; Career history.
- Biographies of the Presidents: JAMES KNOX POLK (1845-49).
Fandino, Anthony // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2006, p597This article presents the biography of the 11th U.S. President, Ames Knox Polk. He was born on November 2, 1795, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, the son of Samuel and Jane Knox Polk. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1818 and served in the Tennessee state legislature...
- James K. Polk.
Fandino, Anthony // Monkeyshines on America; Mar2003 U.S. Events 1837-1877, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p7James K. Polk, the 11th U.S. President from 1845& ndash; 1849& hellip;, was born on November 2, 1795 in a log cabin in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He was a Democrat. In 1844, he was elected President after becoming the first "dark horse candidate," meaning that he was not well-known...
- Collecting the Presidents: #11: James K. Polk.
Dunn, John F. // U.S. Stamp News; Aug2011, Vol. 17 Issue 8, p10An excerpt from the biography of the 11th U.S. president James K. Polk is presented.
- State of the Union Address: James Polk, December 2, 1845.
Polk, James // State of the Union Address (1790-2001); 3/1/2006, p445Presents President James Polk's State of the Union Address on December 2, 1845.
- State of the Union Address: James Polk, December 8, 1846.
Polk, James // State of the Union Address (1790-2001); 3/1/2006, p467Presents President James Polk's State of the Union Address on December 8, 1846.
- State of the Union Address: James Polk, December 7, 1847.
Polk, James // State of the Union Address (1790-2001); 3/1/2006, p491Presents President James Polk's State of the Union Address on December 7, 1847.
- State of the Union Address: James Polk, December 5, 1848.
Polk, James // State of the Union Address (1790-2001); 3/1/2006, p514Presents President James Polk's State of the Union Address on December 5, 1848.
- Secret Agents and Security Leaks: President Polk and the Mexican War.
Nelson, Anna Kasten // Journalism Quarterly; Spring75, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p9Reports on President James K. Polk's diary as one of the most complete accounts of any presidential term of office in American history. Diplomatic dealings with Mexico; Absolute necessity to achieve peace; Peace negotiation with Nicholas Trist.
- State of the Union Address by James K. Polk.
Polk, James K. (James Knox) // State of the Union Address by James K. Polk; 3/1/2006, p1Presents President James Knox Polk's State of the Union Addresses on December 2, 1845, December 8, 1846, December 7, 1847 and December 5, 1848.
- �Public Attention for�Essentially Private Matters�.
Rohrs, Richard C. // Journal of the Early Republic; Spring2004, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p107Focuses on the involvement of American women in the government before the Civil War. Procurement of government jobs for others; Access of women during the presidency of James K. Polk; Letters of women for Polk asking for assistance.
- FEBRUARY 19, 1846.
Stone, Ron // Book of Texas Days; 1984, p31The article details how Texas officially ended as a republic and became the 28th state in the Union on February 19, 1846. On December 29, 1845, President James K. Polk signed the Annexation Bill, and Texas became the twenty-eighth state in the Union. On, February 19, 1846, members of the Texas...
- APRIL 25, 1846.
Stone, Ron // Book of Texas Days; 1984, p70The article recounts the war experienced by Captain Seth B. Thornton and his dragoons against Mexicans on April 25, 1846. Mexico refused to recognize the independence of Texas or the Treaty of Velasco that set the Rio Grande as the boundary of Texas and Mexico. U.S. President James K. Polk was...
- DECEMBER 29, 1845.
Stone, Ron // Book of Texas Days; 1984, p214The article features U.S. President James Polk. On December 29, 1845, he signed the act that made Texas the twenty-eighth state in the Union. One of the terms of the annexation was that Texas retained the right to divide into four states. There could never be agreement over who gets the Alamo,...
- POLK, JAMES K.
Rawley, James A. // Reader's Companion to American History; 1991, p850A description of eleventh U.S. President James K. Polk's place in the history of the U.S. is presented. Polk displayed a leadership quality that was given a high rating by historians. His success was credited to a well-formulated set of goals, frequent consultation with congressmen and his...
- Biographies of the Presidents: JAMES KNOX POLK (1845-49).
Rawley, James A. // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2005, p582The article presents the biography of 11th U.S. President James Knox Polk. He was a Democrat, was born on November 2, 1795, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and was the son of Samuel and Jane Knox Polk. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1818 and served in the Tennessee...
- James Knox Polk (1845-49).
Rawley, James A. // World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2008, p519An almanac entry for James K. Polk, the 11th president of the U.S., is presented. Pole, who was a Democrat, was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on November 2, 1795. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1818 and served in the Tennessee state legislature from 1823 to...
- Correspondence of James K Polk, Vol. VIII: September-December 1844.
van West, Carroll // Journal of the Early Republic; Summer94, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p272Reviews the book "Correspondence of James K Polk," Vol. VIII: September-December 1844," edited by Wayne Cutler et al.
- NEW TREASURES ADDED THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE FOUNDATION.
van West, Carroll // California State Library Foundation Bulletin; 2012, Issue 102, p23The article discusses the new acquisitions of California State Library Foundation. Former State Librarian of California Gary E. Strong has donated a collection of California mystery novels and his cash donation was used to purchase imprints from the noted Southern California printer Ward...
- The American Habit of Empire, and the Cases of Polk and Bush.
Nugent, Walter // Western Historical Quarterly; Spring2007, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p5Americans' historic experience with western expansion habituated them to empire-building, underpinned by the axiom of exceptionalism and the goal of extending liberty. This essay compares two examples of empire-building involving war: Polk in Mexico and George W. Bush in Iraq.
- THE THANKLESS TASK OF NICHOLAS TRIST.
Ketchum, Richard M. // American Heritage; Aug1970, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p12The article discusses the negotiation made by Nicholas Philip Trist regarding the war between Washington and Mexico. President James K. Polk has assigned Nicholas Philip Trist for a peace mission to Mexico. Included on Trist mission was to deliver to General Scott the sealed copy of the treaty...
- Spying and deception turned the U.S. invasion of Tampico into the battle that wasn't.
Overton Jr., J. W. // Military History; Jun2005, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p72Focuses on the invasion of Tampico, Mexico by the U.S. in May 1846. Declaration of war on Mexico by the U.S.; Overview of the Tampico city; Information on the order of U.S. President James K. Polk to Commodore David Connor of the U.S. Home Squadron to attack the Mexican city on September 22.
- Catholic Chaplains in the Mexican War.
Meehan, Thomas F. // America; 2/23/1918, Vol. 18 Issue 20, p493The article reports on the Catholic chaplains during the Mexican War. It outlines how President James K. Polk was troubled upon hearing that Catholic soldiers were punished for not attending Protestant services sanctioned by regiment officials. It also notes the appointment of two Fathers of the...
- James K. Polk, A Political Biography.
G. C. T. // America; 6/10/1922, Vol. 27 Issue 8, p186The article reviews the book "James K. Polk: A Political Biography," by Eugene Irving McCormac, Ph.D.
- MEXICAN WAR.
Andrews, Michelle // U.S. News & World Report; 1/30/2006, Vol. 140 Issue 4, p64This article reports on what caused the Mexican War. The United States fought to defend the annexation of Texas and to establish the Rio Grande as its border. President James Polk saw the war, which began on May 13, 1846, as a chance to acquire the Mexican territories of California and New...
- Kit Carson Meets President James K. Polk.
Carlson, Peter // American History; Feb2012, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p20The article discusses a meeting between expedition guide Christopher "Kit" Carson and U.S. President James K. Polk in 1847 at the White House in Washington, D.C. Topics include Carson's knowledge of manners and etiquette at dinner, Carson's dislike of urban life in Washington D.C., and his...
- The Gadsden Purchase.
Cavendish, Richard // History Today; Dec2003, Vol. 53 Issue 12, p55Focuses on the Gadsen Purchase which settled the main boundaries of the U.S. with Mexico on December 30, 1853. Action taken by U.S. President James K. Polk to settle the border with Canada; Additional territory given to the U.S. by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848; Events that led to the...
- James K. Polk.
Cavendish, Richard // Irish Heroes & Heroines of America; 2004, p161The article profiles former U.S. President James K. Polk. Polk, a Democrat, laid out four goals in his inaugural address in 1845. Two were related to national finances: the reduction of the tariff and the establishment of an independent treasury. The others looked to the borders of the new...
- Young Hickory.
Noe, Kenneth W. // American History; Oct2008, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p66The article reviews the book "Polk," by Walter Borneman.
- Correspondence of James K. Polk.
ATKINS, JONATHAN M. // Journal of Southern History; Aug2010, Vol. 76 Issue 3, p722The article reviews the book "Correspondence of James K. Polk: 1846," Volume 11, edited by Wayne Cutler.
- President James K. Polk's inaugural address, 1845.
Polk, James K. // President James K. Polk's Inaugural Address, 1845; 2009, p1Presents the text of the James K. Polk's presidential inaugural address which was delivered in March 1845. Topic of Texas' annexation from the rest of the United States.
- Tripping History.
Polk, James K. // Time; 1/10/1972, Vol. 99 Issue 2, p14The article offers information on the proposal of University of California, Riverside campus professor James Parsons on the use of psychedelic drugs in the understanding of an individual's past life. Parsons cites that by using the drugs, people can realize the events in the early years of China...
- Inaugural Address.
Polk, James K. // Essential Speeches; 2009, p0Presents the text of James K. Polk's inaugural address as president of the United States, which was delivered in March 1845.
- One-term wonder.
Shattan, Joseph // American Spectator; Oct96, Vol. 29 Issue 10, p32No abstract available.
- James Polk.
Cutler, Wayne // Humanities; Jan/Feb97, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p28Focuses on James Polk's perception of his role in the American presidency. Constitutional views; Perfective on the powers of the presidency; Exercise of presidential powers in the conduct of the Mexican War and negotiating the Oregon settlement with Great Britain.
- The Tennessee Presidents: Three Determined Men.
Cutler, Wayne // Monkeyshines on America; Jul99 Tennessee Issue, p9Provides information on the men from the state of Tennessee who served as Presidents of the United States. Andrew Jackson; James K. Polk; Andrew Johnson.
- James K. Polk.
Goldman, Phyllis Barkas // Monkeyshines on the United States Presidents, Games, Puzzles & T; 1990, p22President James K. Polk was born on November 2, 1795, in a log cabin in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1824 and became its Speaker in 1835. He left the House in 1839 to become Governor of Tennessee. In 1844, Polk was elected...
- Book reviews.
Miles, Edwin A. // Journal of Southern History; Feb95, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p146Reviews the book `Correspondence of James K. Polk. Volume III: September-December 1844,' edited by Wayne Cutler, Robert G. Hall II and Jayne C. Defiore.
- Southern attempts to annex Cuba.
DeForest, Tim // America's Civil War; May97, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p38Relates the United States' attempt to annex Cuba, during the term of President James K. Polk. Polk's success in acquiring new territories; Potential impacts of the annexation of Cuba; Issues arising from the annexation attempt; Support of Southerners to the annexation; Battle between the United...
- A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent.
M�traux, Daniel A. // Augusta Historical Bulletin; 2010, Issue 46, p125A review of the book "A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent," by Robert W. Merry is presented.
- PANSTWO KRZYZOWC�W.
SEPKOWSKI, ANDRZEJ // Przeglad Zachodni; 2009, Issue 1, p171Americans have been expansionistic since their colonial beginnings, undertaking to impose submission on the interior for over two centuries. This expansionism proved to be an unusually strong binder for the society of the young state, assuming the shape of "Manifest Destiny" of President Polk...
- Young Hickory: The Life and Presidency of James Knox Polk.
Waltman, Rachel // American Educator; Winter2011, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p36The article presents a reprint of the article "Young Hickory: The Life and Presidency of James Knox Polk," by Rachel Waltmann, which appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of the "Concord Review." It explores the presidency of James Knox Polk in the U.S. It discusses his non-government career...
