The story goes that in 1844, a relative unknown named James Polk ran in the Presidential election against Henry Clay, a powerful man with an illustrious careerClick here to learn more! A typical example of turnofthecentury style New York Project Midth century Ruth Finley told us in her 1929 book it was called FiftyFour Forty or Fight, without any further discussion Quilters have assumed the name refers to a political slogan about a US/Canada border dispute in the 1840s Lesson Transcript Adam has a master's degree in history The slogan 5440 or Fight first appeared in a Democraticsponsored newspaper in 1846
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