Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America by Walter R. Borneman - A Great Book about a Not so Dark Horse President

In Polk, Walter R. Borneman gives us the first complete and authoritative biography of a president often overshadowed in image but seldom outdone in accomplishment. James K. Polk occupied the White House for only four years, from 1845 to 1849, but he plotted and attained a formidable agenda: He fought for and won tariff reductions, reestablished an independent Treasury, and, most notably, brought Texas into the Union, bluffed Great Britain out of the lion's share of Oregon, and wrested California and much of the Southwest from Mexico. On reflection, these successes seem even more impressive, given the contentious political environment of the time.

In this unprecedented, long-overdue warts-and-all look at Polk's life and career, we have a portrait of an expansionist president and decisive statesman who redefined the country he led, and we are reminded anew of the true meaning of presidential accomplishment and resolve.

A Great Book about a Not so Dark Horse President
Borneman really enlights with this book about our 11th President. Most people don't know who he was, but thanks to him, the US doubled it's size. This quantity of land is almost as big as the one obtained during the Luisiana Purchase. President Polk, former Speaker to the US House of Representatives, is the only first executive to achieve the goals he envisioned before beginning his term. Texas was bought to the Union before he entered office, thus he had time to acomplish his other goals like: settle the Oregon Issue, California, among others. How he did it, each person may judge it as he wishes. In general, I think he was a great president, with many faults, but with also many virtous among one of them... the love for his country.

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