A country of vast designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent
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New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2010.
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Book
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First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition November 2010.
ISBN:
9780743297448, 074329744X
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Description
Explores the one-term presidency of James K. Polk, during which the United States extended its territory across the continent by threatening England and manufacturing a controversial war with Mexico that Abraham Lincoln opposed.
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CMC Quigley Library
E417 .M1153 2010
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Jun 28, 2023
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x, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language:
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, c2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-550) and index.
Description
Explores the one-term presidency of James K. Polk, during which the United States extended its territory across the continent by threatening England and manufacturing a controversial war with Mexico that Abraham Lincoln opposed.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Merry, R. W. (2010). A country of vast designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent. First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition November 2010. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Merry, Robert W., 1946-. 2010. A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Merry, Robert W., 1946-, A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Merry, Robert W. A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent. First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition November 2010. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2010.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction. Ritual of democracy : the emergence of an expansionist president -- Young Hickory : the making of a Jackson protégé -- Tennessee and Washington : the rise and fall of a presidential loyalist -- The 1844 election : searching for a means of political recovery -- Texas : dawn of a new era -- Baltimore : America's first political dark horse -- Polk vs. Clay : answering the question, "Who is James K. Polk?" -- The victor : preparing for the mantle of leadership -- Taking charge : America's zest for grand ambitions -- Annexation complete : diplomacy, intirgue, and the force of politics -- The United States and Oregon : "The people here are woen out by delay" -- The United States and Mexico : divergent New World cultures on a path to war -- Britain and Mexico : playing with prospects of a dual war -- The Twenty-Ninth Congress : Polk takes command of the national agenda -- End of a treaty : diplomacy and politics at war with each other -- War : "Every consideration of duty and patriotism" -- Vagaries of war : "And may there be no recreant soul to fail or falter now" -- Presidential temperament : "I prefer to supervise the whole operations of the government" -- Wilmot's Proviso : tranformation of the war debate -- The war in the West : patriotism, duty, adventure, and glory -- The new face of war : "We are yet to have a long and wearisome struggle" -- The politics of rancor : constitutional usurpation vs. moral treason -- Dilatory congress : the challenge of presidential leadership -- Veracruz and beyond : grappling with Mexico's military defiance -- Scott and Trist : a clash of policy and temperament -- Mexico City : the pivot of personality -- The specter of conquest : "Have we conquered peace? Have we obtained a treaty?" -- Treaty : from Trist to Polk to the Senate -- Peace : California, New Mexico, and the Union -- Final months : "Solemnly impressed with the ... emptiness of world honors" -- Epilogue. Legacy : the price of presidential accomplishment. | |
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