{"product_id":"a-country-of-vast-designs-robert-w-merry-9780743297448","title":"A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent","description":"\u003cb\u003ePresident James K. Polk, often overlooked yet ever-consequential, comes to life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ein this \"compelling, perceptive portrait\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) biography of the 11th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson protégé, and champion of \"manifest destiny.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America's Manifest Destiny--extending its territory across the continent by threatening England with war and manufacturing a controversial and unpopular two-year war with Mexico. \"A crucial architect of modern America, James K. Polk deserves to be elevated out of the mists of history\" (Jon Meacham, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Lion\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert W. Merry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 074329744X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743297448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.28w x 1.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2011 pg. 20","brand":"Robert W. Merry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049035297023,"sku":"9780743297448","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52dea236-0221-4754-be9e-e278ce4d9405.jpg?v=1684999235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-country-of-vast-designs-robert-w-merry-9780743297448","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}