America 1844 religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation

The presidential election of 1844 was one of the two or three most momentous elections in American history. Had Henry Clay won instead of James K. Polk, we'd be living in a very different country today. Polk's victory cemented the westward expansion that brought Texas, California, and Oregon into th...

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Autor principal: Bicknell, John (autor.)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2015]
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Presidentes. > Elección > 1844 > Estados Unidos
United States > Politics and government > 1841-1845.
Estados Unidos. > Politica y gobierno. > 1841-1845
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  • Prologue: New Year's Day at the White House
  • "This glorious hope"
  • A prophet for president
  • "Annexation and war...are identical"
  • "Who the devil is Polk?"
  • The missionary and the publicist
  • To Oregon and California
  • Summer of discontent
  • The great disappointment
  • "The severest struggle ever witnessed"
  • Epilogue: the shaping of America.

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