A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent / Robert W. Merry.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edDescription: x, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780743297431
  • 0743297431
Other title:
  • James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.6/1092 22
LOC classification:
  • E417 .M1153 2009
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Contents:
Summary: Merry examines how, in a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America's Manifest Destiny by expanding its territory across the continent.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-550) and index.

Merry examines how, in a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America's Manifest Destiny by expanding its territory across the continent.

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