A Country of Vast Designs

A Country of Vast Designs
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 592
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ISBN-10 : 9780743297448
ISBN-13 : 074329744X
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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.


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