A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent.

Authors

Michael Morrison

ISBN

9780743297431

Price

$30.00

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Abstract

Manifest Destiny in Retrospect

In this sympathetic yet not uncritical biography, Robert W. Merry brings James K. Polk out of the shadows of history by casting light on his conflicted and conflict-ridden presidency. Merry addresses and redresses—up to a point—the paradox of Polk’s many ....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.12.1.13

Recommended Citation

Morrison, Michael (2010) "A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent.," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 12 : Iss. 1 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.12.1.13
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol12/iss1/13