Title: A country of vast designs
Subtitle: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent
Description: In a one-term presidency, Polk completed the story of America's Manifest Destiny -- extending its territory across the continent, from sea to sea, by threatening England and manufacturing a controversial and unpopular two-year war with Mexico that Abraham Lincoln, in Congress at the time, opposed as preemptive. Robert Merry tells this story through powerful debates and towering figures. - Jacket flap.
Subjects: Politics and government, Presidents, Territorial expansion, Biography, History, New York Times reviewed, Polk, james k. (james knox), 1795-1849, Mexican war, 1846-1848, United states, politics and government, 1815-1861, United states, territorial expansion
Places: United States
People: James K. Polk (1795-1849)
Time periods: 1845-1849, 19th century