A Country of Vast Designs
Author | : Robert W. Merry |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 592 |
Release | : 2010-11-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780743297448 |
ISBN-13 | : 074329744X |
Rating | : 4/5 (44X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Country of Vast Designs by : Robert W. Merry
Download or read book A Country of Vast Designs written by Robert W. Merry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ROBERT MERRY’S BRILLIANT AND HIGHLY ACCLAIMED HISTORY OF A CRUCIAL EPOCH IN U.S. HISTORY. 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.