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1 online resource (320 pages) |
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| Summary |
The year 1844 saw a momentous presidential election, religious turmoil, westward expansion, and numerous other interwoven events that profoundly affected the U.S. as a nation. Author and journalist John Bicknell details these compelling events in this unusual history book. He explains how the election of James K. Polk assured the expansion that brought Texas, California, and Oregon into the union. This took place amidst anti-Mormon and anti-Catholic violence, the belief in the imminent second coming of Christ, the murder of Joseph Smith, Charles Goodyear's patenting of vulcanized rubber, the near-death of President John Tyler in a freak naval explosion, and much more. All of these elements illustrate the competing visions of the American future and how Polk's victory cemented the vision of a continental nation. |
| System Details |
System requirements: Adobe Digital editions. |
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Print version record. |
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Digital content provided by Freading Ebook Service. |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1844.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1841-1845.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Bicknell, John. Religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, 2014. 9781613730102 (DLC)2014029126 |
| ISBN |
9781613730133 (e-pub) |
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9781613730102 (print) |
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9781613730133 |
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