The Resource A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent, Robert W. Merry
A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent, Robert W. Merry
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The item A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent, Robert W. Merry represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent, Robert W. Merry represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780743297431
- Label
- A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent
- Title
- A country of vast designs
- Title remainder
- James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert W. Merry
- Title variation
- James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent
- Subject
-
- trueUnited States -- Territorial expansion | History -- 19th century
- Biographies
- truePoliticians -- United States -- Biography
- Polk, James K., (James Knox), 1795-1849
- truePresidents -- United States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849
- trueUnited States -- Territorial expansion
- Language
- eng
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2009
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 336255
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Merry, Robert W.
- Dewey number
-
- 973.6/1092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E417
- LC item number
- .M1153 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Polk, James K.
- Presidents
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- James K. Polk and the conquest of the American continent
- Label
- A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent, Robert W. Merry
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-550) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780743297431
- Lccn
- 2009024131
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits
- System control number
-
- 310397742
- (OCoLC)310397742
- Label
- A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent, Robert W. Merry
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-550) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780743297431
- Lccn
- 2009024131
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits
- System control number
-
- 310397742
- (OCoLC)310397742
Subject
- trueUnited States -- Territorial expansion | History -- 19th century
- Biographies
- truePoliticians -- United States -- Biography
- Polk, James K., (James Knox), 1795-1849
- truePresidents -- United States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849
- trueUnited States -- Territorial expansion
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