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Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America
by Walter R. Borneman
Polk is one of those presidents most people never think of, but who actually did a great deal. He was the first president to pledge to serve only one term and then do so. During his presidency, the United States added Texas and secured territories in New Mexico, California and Oregon — nearly doubling the size of the country. I was just so fascinated by his times and the things he did. I have a much greater appreciation for this somewhat forgotten period of American history between the country's birth and the Civil War.