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A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent /
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-b.html |
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| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent |
| 250 | |a 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Simon & Schuster, |c 2009. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2009 | |
| 300 | |a x, 576 páginas, [16] páginas of laminas : |b ilustraciones, mapas, retratos ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 336 | |a texto |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a sin mediación |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volumen |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Bibliografía: páginas 479-550 e índice. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: Ritual of democracy: the emergence of an expansionist president -- Young Hickory: the making of a Jackson protégé -- Tennessee and Washington: the rise and fall of a presidential loyalist -- The 1844 election: searching for a means of political recovery -- Texas: dawn of a new era -- Polk vs. Clay: answering the question, "Who is James K. Polk?" -- The victor: preparing for the mantle of leadership -- Taking charge: America's zest for grand ambitions -- Annexation complete: diplomacy, intrigue, and the force of politics -- The United States and Oregon: "The people here are worn out by delay" -- The United States and Mexico: divergent new world cultures on a path to war -- Britain and Mexico: playing with prospects of a dual war -- The Twenty-ninth Congress: Polk takes command of the national agenda -- End of a treaty: diplomacy and politics at war with each other -- War: "Every consideration of duty and patriotism" -- Vagaries of war: "And may there be no recreant soul to fail or falter now" -- Presidential temperament: "I prefer to supervise the whole operations of the government" -- Wilmot's proviso: transformation of the war debate -- The war in the West: patriotism, duty, adventure, and glory -- The new face of war: "We are yet to have a long and wearisome struggle" -- The politics of rancor: constitutional usurpation vs. moral treason -- Dilatory Congress: the challenge of presidential leadership -- Veracruz and beyond: grappling with Mexico's military defiance -- Scott and Trist: a clash of policy and temperament -- Mexico City: the pivot of personality -- The specter of conquest: "Have we conquered peace? Have we obtained a treaty?" -- Treaty: from Trist to Polk to the Senate -- Peace: California, New Mexico, and the Union -- Final months: "Solemnly impressed with the... emptiness of worldly honors" -- Epilogue: Legacy: the price of presidential accomplishment. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Polk, James K. |q (James Knox), |d 1795-1849. |
| 650 | 4 | |a Presidentes |z Estados Unidos |v Biografías. |9 363467 | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Estados Unidos |x Política y gobierno |y 1845-1849. |9 424827 | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Estados Unidos |x Expansion territorial |x Historia |y Siglo XIX |9 1311 | |
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