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Met His Every Goal? : James K. Polk and the Legends of Manifest Destiny /

Soon after winning the presidency in 1845, according to the oft-repeated anecdote, James K. Polk slapped his thigh and predicted what would be the "four great measures" of his administration: the acquisition of some or all of the Oregon Country, the acquisition of California, a reduction i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chaffin, Tom (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Knoxville [Tennessee] : The University of Tennessee Press, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo

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