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

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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.
Subjects:
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849.
Presidents.
Politics and government
Manifest Destiny.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > General.
Destinee manifeste (Politique americaine)
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1845-1849.
United States > Politics and government > 1845-1849.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Traces of the dark horse
  • The expansionist
  • The autocrat
  • The historian and the president
  • The legends of Manifest Destiny
  • The road to Fort Sumter.

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