James K. Polk (1845 – 1849): The 11th Retrospective
“Whatcha got ain’t nothin new. This country’s hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming, it ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.” – Ellis, No Country for Old Men (2007) Polk wanted to fulfill the ideological promise of Andrew Jackson‘s presidency. He was the most accessible president in U.S....