The original "Dark Horse" candidate, James K. Polk was a Jackson prodigy catapulted to the presidency due to his ardent support for territorial expansion. He promised to serve only one term and accomplished every major goal he set for his administration, including the addition of over a million square miles of land to the United States. It's no surprise that the term "Manifest Destiny" was coined during his presidency. Also: Our Top 5 Embarrassing Presidential Brothers counts down the biggest fraternal headaches and details the various ways in which they tried to cash in on their big bro's presidency.
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| McAlister’s All-Healing Ointment – Bangor Whig and Courier (Bangor, ME) – January 3, 1848 |
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| Halsey’s Sugar-Coated Magic Life Pills – The Lackawanna Citizen (Carbondale, PA) – April 2, 1846 |
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| Good Girls Wanted – Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT) – October 15, 1847 |
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| Champlin’s Anthelmintic Worm Medicine – The Buffalo Daily Republic (Buffalo, NY) – May 29, 1848 |
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| Elizabeth Peters and her husband John Peters – Lincoln Journal (Fayetteville, TN) – August 26, 1847 |
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| Jane Vandergrift and her husband R. Chillies Vandergrift – The Natchez Weekly Courier (Natchez, MS) – July 1, 1846 |
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| Genuine Bed Bug Poison – The St. Albans Weekly Messenger (St. Albans, VT) – August 3, 1848 |
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| Cooper’s Ethereal Oil – Bangor Whig and Courier (Bangor, ME) – January 3, 1848 |
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| The Jew at Home and Abroad – The Vermont Chronicle (Windsor, VT) – December 10, 1845 |
