A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert W. MerrySeries:Simon & Schuster America CollectionPublish date:2010-11-02Pages:592
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9780743297448ISBN-10:074329744XUPC:9780743297448Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, United States, HistoricalBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.18 x 6.28 x 1.46 inchesWeight:1.3911Product ID:SC2QD43TVA
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
President James K. Polk, often overlooked yet ever-consequential, comes to life in this "compelling, perceptive" (The Wall Street Journal) biography of the 11th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson's prot?g?, and champion of "manifest destiny." When James K. Polk was elected president in 1844, the United States was locked in a bitter diplomatic struggle with Britain over which country...
Series: Simon & Schuster America Collection
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9780743297448ISBN-10:074329744XUPC:9780743297448Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, United States, HistoricalBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.18 x 6.28 x 1.46 inchesWeight:1.3911Product ID:SC2QD43TVA
Merry, Robert W.: - Robert Merry is the editor of The National Interest. He has been a Washington correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and the executive editor of the Congressional Quarterly. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The National Review, The American Spectator, and The National Interest. He has appeared on Meet the Press, Face the...
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