James K. Polk was born on November 2, 1795, in a log cabin in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, the oldest of 10 children. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1818, studied law in ...
James Knox Polk: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Speaker of the House James Knox Polk: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Tennessee James Knox Polk: ...
[v. 1] Jacksonian, 1795-1843 -- Old Mecklenberg -- Growing up with the West -- The politics of democracy -- The factious opposition -- Defining democratic republicanism -- The democracy and the money ...