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A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent (Presidential Biography Bestseller)

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A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent (Presidential Biography Bestseller)

A New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Notable Book

Robert Merry's brilliant and highly acclaimed history of a crucial epoch in U.S. historyâ€”the presidency of James K. Polk, "our most underrated president" (Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein).

In a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of Americaâ€™s Manifest Destinyâ€”extending its territory across the continent by threatening England with war and manufacturing a controversial and unpopular two-year war with Mexico. "A crucial architect of modern America, James K. Polk deserves to be elevated out of the mists of history" (Jon Meacham, author of American Lion).
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780743297448
ReleaseDate 2010-11-02
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780743297448

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