James K. Polk: The Greatest American President You've Never Heard Of

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Source/Further reading:

Miller Center, in-depth: https://millercenter.org/president/polk/life-in-brief 

North Carolina history encyclopedia: https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/james-k-polk-1795-1849/ 

Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-K-Polk 

History: https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/james-polk 

American Heritage: https://www.americanheritage.com/country-vast-designs-james-k-polk-mexican-war-and-conquest-american-continent-robert-w-merry 

Washington Post presidential podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXcMhKRNlS4 

History, Mexican-American War: https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war/mexican-american-war 

Oregon Territory Dispute: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oregon-treaty 

Capturing California: https://www.history.com/news/california-independence-bear-flag-revolt 

Polk’s wife: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/books/review/lady-first-amy-greenberg.html 

California Genocide: https://www.history.com/news/californias-little-known-genocide 

Dark Horse Candidacies explained: https://www.thoughtco.com/dark-horse-candidate-1773307

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