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020 _a9781613730102
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100 1 _aBicknell, John.
245 1 0 _aAmerica 1844 :
_breligious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation /
_cJohn Bicknell.
260 _aChicago, IL
_bChicago Review Press
_c2015
300 _axii, 305 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index.
505 0 _aPrologue: 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.
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_xElection
_y1844.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y1841-1845.
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