Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS xi
4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Growth of the Presidency from Washington to Polk 9
7. 2. The First Dark Horse 30
8. 3. Polk's Concept of the Presidency 49
9. 4. Polk as Chief of Foreign Affairs 83
10. 5. Polk as Commander-in-Chief 113
11. 6. Polk as Chief of Legislation 142
12. 7. Polk as Party Chief 183
13. 8. Summary and Conclusions 217
14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 227
15. INDEX 235