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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago, IL Chicago Review Press 2015Description: xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781613730102
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.73/058 23
LOC classification:
  • E400 .B53 2015
Contents:
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.
Item type: Ellen G. White Estate Branch Office
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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.