America 1844 : religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation /
Bicknell, John.
America 1844 : religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation / John Bicknell. - Chicago, IL Chicago Review Press 2015 - xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index.
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.
9781613730102
2014029126
Presidents--Election--United States--1844.
United States--Politics and government--1841-1845.
E400 / .B53 2015
324.73/058
America 1844 : religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation / John Bicknell. - Chicago, IL Chicago Review Press 2015 - xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index.
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.
9781613730102
2014029126
Presidents--Election--United States--1844.
United States--Politics and government--1841-1845.
E400 / .B53 2015
324.73/058