James K Polk
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James Knox Polk (1795 – 1849) is often considered the last strong pre-Civil War executive, and is well known for both his annexation of Texas and the Mexican-American War. Prior to being elected President, Polk served as Governor of Tennessee and as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This work brings together President Polk’s four State of the Union Addresses delivered between 1845 and 1848 -- from Publisher's website.
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Papers primarily concerned with Heiss' career as a newspaper editor and business manager and his services as diplomatic agent for Nicaragua when William Walker was in power in that country. Consists of correspondence, editorials, dispatches, legal documents, and two scrapbooks on Nicaragua. A primary concern of Heiss was cultivation of cotton in Central America and he was very interested in development of the cotton gin. Numerous letters of David...