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Slavemaster President: The Double Career of James Polk
Slavemaster President The Double Career of James Polk
Author: William Dusinberre
James Polk was President of the United States from 1845 to 1849, a time when slavery began to dominate American politics. Polk's presidency coincided with the eruption of the territorial slavery issue, which within a few years would lead to the catastrophe of the Civil War. Polk himself owned substantial cotton plantations-- in Tennessee and la...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195157352
ISBN-10: 0195157354
Publication Date: 3/27/2003
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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