A country of vast designs : (Record no. 78960)
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 2009024131 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780743297431 : |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0743297431 : |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)310397742 |
| 082 14 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 973.61092 Mer |
| Item number | 15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 973.61092 Mer |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Merry, Robert W. |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A country of vast designs : |
| Remainder of title | James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Robert W. Merry. |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Simon & Schuster, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 576 p., [16] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details | ill., map, ports. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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 -- Baltimore: America's first political dark horse -- 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" -- Legacy: the price of presidential accomplishment. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | When James K. Polk was elected president in 1844, the United States was lock in a bitter diplomatic struggle with Britain over the Oregon Territory. Texas was threatened by Mexico. When Polk relinquished office four years later, the country had grown by more than a third as all these lands were added. In a one-term presidency, Polk completed the story of America's Manifest Destiny, extending its territory across the continent from sea to sea. |
| Expansion of summary note | Merry examines how, in a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America's Manifest Destiny by expanding its territory across the continent. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Information code or alphabet | 94812 |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Polk, James K. |
| Dates associated with a name | 1795-1849 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Presidents |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 1845-1849 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Territorial expansion |
| -- | History |
| Chronological subdivision | 19th century |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 900 - 999 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 16.32 | 4 | 973.61092 Mer | 94812 | 2015-06-20 | 2015-05-29 |