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A Country of Vast Designs

James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent

A Country of Vast Designs( )
Author: Merry, Robert W.
ISBN:978-1-4391-6045-9
Publication Date:Nov 2009
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster
Book Format:Ebook
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Book Description:

President James K. Polk, often overlooked yet ever-consequential, comes to life in this "compelling, perceptive portrait" (The Wall Street Journal) biography of the 11th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson protégé, and champion of "manifest destiny." 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...
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