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America 1844 : religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation Cover Image Book

America 1844 : religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation / John Bicknell.

Religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation. (portion title)
Bicknell, John, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 1613730101
  • ISBN: 9781613730102
  • Physical Description: xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2015]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1844 chronology -- 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.

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Subject: Presidents > United States > Election > 1844.
United States > Politics and government > 1841-1845.

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