President James K. Polk, often overlooked yet ever-consequential, comes to life in this âcompelling, perceptive portraitâ (The Wall Street Journal) biography of the 11th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson protĂ©gĂ©, and champion of âmanifest destiny.â
In a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of Americaâs Manifest Destinyâextending its territory across the continent by threatening England with war and manufacturing a controversial and unpopular two-year war with Mexico. "A crucial architect of modern America, James K. Polk deserves to be elevated out of the mists of history" (Jon Meacham, author of American Lion).