America 1844 : religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation / John Bicknell.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chicago, IL Chicago Review Press 2015Description: xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781613730102
- 324.73/058 23
- E400 .B53 2015
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Judith Thomas Library EGW Estate Branch Office | EGW Estate Branch Office | E400 .B53 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1193 | Available |
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.