TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bicknell,John
TI  - America 1844: religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation 
SN  - 9781613730102
AV  - E400 .B53 2015
U1  - 324.73/058 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Chicago, IL
PB  - Chicago Review Press
KW  - Presidents
KW  - United States
KW  - Election
KW  - 1844
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1841-1845
N1  - 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
ER  -