Merry, Robert W.,  1946- <br/><br/>
A country of vast designs :  James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent / 
 James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent 
Robert W. Merry. 
 - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. 
 - New York :  Simon & Schuster,   
 - x, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations, map, portraits ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-550) and index. 
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<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780743297431 0743297431 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009024131 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Polk, James K. 1795-1849. <br/>Polk, James K. 1795-1849. <br/>Polk, James K. 1795-1849. <br/>Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1800 - 1899 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--United States--Biography.<br/>Politics and government.<br/>Presidents.<br/>Territorial expansion.<br/>Territoriale conflicten.<br/>Expansie (macht)<br/>Staatsvorming.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1845-1849.<br/>United States--Territorial expansion--History--19th century.<br/>United States.<br/>Verenigde Staten.<br/>Mexico.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1845-1849.<br/>United States--Territorial expansion--History--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographies.<br/>Biography.<br/>History.<br/>
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E417  / .M1153 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.6/1092