James K. Polk (1845-1849)
Update: 2018-08-01
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This episode we touch on Colonial Mecklenburg county, Polk's upbrining, his move to Tennessee, the Tenn KY area excitement, Polk as protege of Jackson, his intense religiosity - and how his thinking was dominated by jurisprudence.
Further, how Polk and his legacy are dominated by manifest destiny (he helped develop it), and the Mexican-American war and how the 1840s tech made US competent soldiers/engineers while Mexico remained more ossified
(Note: corrections are to be made Polk is the 11th president, and the first of 10 children. His religion is Presbyterian, not Methodist)
Further, how Polk and his legacy are dominated by manifest destiny (he helped develop it), and the Mexican-American war and how the 1840s tech made US competent soldiers/engineers while Mexico remained more ossified
(Note: corrections are to be made Polk is the 11th president, and the first of 10 children. His religion is Presbyterian, not Methodist)
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