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: Explores the one-term presidency of James K. Polk, during which the United States extended its territory across the continent by threatening England and manufacturing a controversial war with Mexico that Abraham Lincoln opposed.


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