The American's Own Book

The Declaration, the Constitution, the life of every signer, and every President's inaugural from Washington to Pierce — the patriotic shelf of an American parlor of 1855, complete in one volume.

Polk's Inaugural Address. March 4, 1845

3 pages in this part of The American's Own Book.

Polk's Inaugural Address. March 4, 1845

Fellow-Citizens:

Polk's Inaugural Address. March 4, 1845: Union

I am happy to believe that at every period of our existence as a nation, there has existed, and continues to exist among the great mass of…

Polk's Inaugural Address. March 4, 1845: Texas

The Republic of Texas has made known her desire to come into our Union, to form a part of our confederacy, and enjoy with us the blessings…

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