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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| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent |
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| 260 | |a New York : |b Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, |c ©2011. | ||
| 300 | |a x, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations, map ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-550) and index. | ||
| 520 | 0 | |a 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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