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

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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Main Author: Chaffin, Tom (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Knoxville [Tennessee] : The University of Tennessee Press, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849.
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849
1845-1849
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Manifest Destiny.
HISTORY > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Manifest Destiny
Politics and government
Presidents
United States > Politics and government > 1845-1849.
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
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