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Historians explored President James K. Polk’s views on federal mining and land policies, the environment, and religion. This talk was part of a two-day conference marking the completion of t…

Author and Oxford University history professor emeritus Daniel Walker Howe talked about the 11th President James K. Polk and the Mexican-American War. In 1845, the United States annexed Texa…

The panel talked about how the legacies of the American Revolution effected President Abraham Lincoln’s decision making in the Civil War. Topics included a comparison between the two wars, t…

Historian Daniel Walker Howe talked about his book What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848, a volume in “The Oxford History of the United States” published by Oxford …

Two American professors, Daniel Howe and John Gaddis, commented briefly on working at Oxford University, including the different teaching styles and students. Brian Harrison, history profes…