
James K. Polk, Vol 1. Jacksonian 1795-1843
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Tim Welch
This full account is of Polk's important pre-presidential career. Since Polk was immersed in so many of the major political developments of his day - the rise of popular democracy, the conflicts over the national bank, and other crucial issues of Jackson’s administrations, and after 1835 the fateful emergence of sectional animosities-his biography is also a history of his generation’s political experience. Professor Sellers has combined the elements with a sure hand, bringing out Polk’s character-his ambition, his determination, his faith in the electorate-and the nature of his friends, his enemies, and the times in which he moved. One feature of the work is the light it throws on the relation between national politics and those in Tennessee.
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Excellent Narration with good insight on Polk
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Editing needs some work
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Good book, poor narration.
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Extra Credit for Com227
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More about Tennessee Elections than Polk
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The production is not very good, the audio levels are all over the place and some chapters contain so much background noise that I felt like I was listening to AM radio.
And then there's the narrator. I understand that this type of audiobook can be a challenge to narrate and they can be very dry. This narrator tries to make everything sound like he broadcasting the 9th inning of game 7 of the world series when they're down by one and the bases are loaded with a full count! Everything is over the top dramatic, even the most mundane passages seem to have a false sense of excitement.
This for me made the book unlistenable and I gave up after just a few hours.
A potentially great book let down by bad narration
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