As the 1844 Democratic National Convention was scheduled to begin in Baltimore on Monday, May 27, Henry D. Gilpin wrote to Martin Van Buren, “we are in the midst of the most reckless and desperate system of political intrigue that I have ever witnessed.” Several names were being considered for the party’s presidential nomination. Former … Continue reading The 1844 Democratic National Convention
The Day That Changed the 1844 Presidential Election
In many ways, Saturday, April 27, was the most consequential day in the 1844 presidential election. By the time the sun set, a presumptive presidential aspirant found himself confronting an emerging political issue that significantly threatened his chances of winning the White House, while another had virtually ended his chances of being nominated by his … Continue reading The Day That Changed the 1844 Presidential Election
The Origin of Who Is James K. Polk?
Ultimately, I arrived at the same conclusion with which I started: the 1844 presidential election was an overlooked, yet crucial, step move toward the Civil War.
Jacksonian America: Society, Personality, and Politics 