A Country of Vast Designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
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President James K. Polk, often overlooked yet ever-consequential, comes to life in this “compelling, perceptive” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of the 11th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson’s protégé, and champion of “manifest destiny.” When James K. Polk was elected president in
