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A country of vast designs James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent

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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Main Author: Merry, Robert W., 1946- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, ©2011.
Edition:1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1845-1849.
United States > Territorial expansion > History > 19th century.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2009.
Physical Description:x, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-550) and index.
ISBN:9780743297448
074329744X
Author Notes:Robert Merry is the author of Sands of Empire and Taking on the World, which won an Ambassador Award from the New York-based English Speaking Union. He lives in McLean, Virginia.

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