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19943
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This article is the first installment of a reprint of letters from North Carolinians to James K. Polk written between February 17, 1821 and December 21, 1833. The author's introduction addresses the source of the letters in the Library of Congress. The letters presented here are from William Polk, William Davidson, Sidney I. Harris, William D. Moseley, Marshall T. Polk, James A. Craig, William H. Haywood, Jr., William J. Bingham, Owen Holmes, J. N. Johnson, Samuel C. Mabson, William J. Alexander, and Spivey McKissick.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 16 Issue 1, Jan 1939,
p54-79, f
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20942
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This article details the historiography, the trends in historical thought and interpretation, of the life and presidency of James K. Polk.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 42 Issue 4, Oct 1965,
p454-464, por, f
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20967
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This is a reprint of letters written by family members concerning the education of William H. Polk, younger brother of James K. Polk. James Polk inherited responsibility for his siblings' education upon the death of his father in 1872. William Polk was sent to North Carolina to prepare for entry to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by first studying at the Hillsborough Academy also known as the Bingham School.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 44 Issue 2, April 1967,
p188-204, por, f
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35727
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Whether interested in natural world or NC’s rich history, Wise asserted the Piedmont region catered to both. Historic sites highlighted included the Reed Gold Mine, site of the first gold discovery in the US; Chinqua-Penn Plantation, which contained art from around the globe; and Bennett Place, reconstructed Civil War site for General Johnson’s surrender to General Sherman. Nature and science lovers could be sated through Mount Morrow State Park; North Carolina Zoo, first state-owned zoo in the US; and Museum of Life and Natural Science, which contained the greatest treasure trove of outer space memorabilia.
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