Met his every goal? : James K. Polk and the legends of Manifest Destiny / Tom Chaffin.
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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