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Walter Borneman
Walter R. Borneman is the author of “Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America” published by Penguin Random House.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill, 250 years ago this week, dropped the other shoe on the Thirteen Colonies’ march toward…
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Walter Borneman | Mar 17, 2025
“Who is James K. Polk?” his opponents in the 1844 presidential election mockingly asked. Two centuries later, the question is…