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DLC |
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2009024131 |
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9780743297431 |
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0743297431 |
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(OCoLC)ocn310397742 |
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DLC |
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DLC |
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EY8Z |
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| Classification number |
E417 |
| Item number |
.M1153 2009 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Merry, Robert W., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1946- |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
A country of vast designs : |
| Remainder of title |
James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Robert W. Merry. |
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| Title proper/short title |
James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent |
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| Edition statement |
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Simon & Schuster, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 576 p., [16] p. of plates : |
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ill., map, ports. ; |
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25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-550) and index. |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction: Ritual of democracy: the emergence of an expansionist president -- Young Hickory: the making of a Jackson proteÌgeÌ -- 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 -- 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, intrigue, and the force of politics -- The United States and Oregon: "The people here are worn 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: transformation 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 worldly honors" -- Epilogue: Legacy: the price of presidential accomplishment. |
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| Personal name |
Polk, James K. |
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(James Knox), |
| Dates associated with a name |
1795-1849. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Presidents |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
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| Geographic name |
United States |
| General subdivision |
Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision |
1845-1849. |
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United States |
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Territorial expansion |
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History |
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19th century. |
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Sample text |
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Contributor biographical information |
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<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-b.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-b.html</a> |
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