A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent

A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent

by Merry, Robert W.

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ROBERT MERRY’S BRILLIANT AND HIGHLY ACCLAIMED HISTORY OF A CRUCIAL EPOCH IN U.S. HISTORY.

In a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America’s Manifest Destiny—extending its territory across the continent by threatening England with war and manufacturing a controversial and unpopular two-year war with Mexico.

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ISBN: 9780743297448

Published Date: November 2, 2010

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Language: English

Page Count: 592

Size: 9.27" l x 6.14" w x 1.57" h

Category

Biography and Memoir

Subject

Historical

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