An edition of A country of vast designs
(2009)
A country of vast designs
James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
by Robert W. Merry
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Politics and government, Presidents, Territorial expansion, Biography, History, Polk, james k. (james knox), 1795-1849, United states, politics and government, 1815-1861, United states, territorial expansion, Mexican war, 1846-1848People
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A country of vast designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent
2009, Simon & Schuster
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- 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
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Table of Contents
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-550) and index.
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