Robert Morgan's ambition in writing Lions of the West was "to create a living sense of the westward expansion of the United ... John Chapman, David Crockett, Sam Houston, James K. Polk, Winfield ...

Westward Expansion Frederick Jackson Turner, the great historian of the late 19th century, ... Newly-elected President James K. Polk, rather than retreating, demanded even more concessions.

James K. Polk. One author notes, “Manifest Destiny touched the issues of religion, money, race, patriotism and morality. These clashed in the 1840s as a truly great drama of regional conflict.” ...

James Polk 11th president (1845-1849) Staff Writer. The Columbus Dispatch. Background/Early Life ... Polk made clear the westward expansion of the United States was a priority.

John Seigenthaler talked about his book, [James K. Polk], published by Times Books. He described Polk as key to the U.S. westward expansion, and who carried forward the idea of Jacksonian democracy.

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Now to “Young Hickory” - James K. Polk. Prior to becoming the 11th president - Polk began his career in politics in the Tennessee legislature. In 1825, Polk ...

James K. Polk expanded the U.S. more than any other president. Now his portrait hangs in the Oval Office, a signal that President Trump’s ambition to take over Canada, Greenland and other ...

The westward expansion carried slavery down into the Southwest, into Mississippi, ... Newly-elected President James K. Polk, rather than retreating, demanded even more concessions.

In his single term from 1845 to 1849, President James K. Polk extended the United States from sea to shining sea. Polk maintained a “keen ability to balance the diverse desires of the nation ...