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ocn310397742 |
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OCoLC |
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20241129112248.0 |
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090611t20092009nyuabcf b 001 0beng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2009024131 |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
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| National bibliography number |
GBB001421 |
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bnb |
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015439700 |
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Uk |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780743297431 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0743297431 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780743297448 |
| Qualifying information |
(pbk.) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
074329744X |
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(pbk.) |
| 029 1# - OTHER SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| OCLC library identifier |
AU@ |
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000044380687 |
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CDX |
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9741680 |
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NLGGC |
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322889669 |
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NZ1 |
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13303207 |
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NZ1 |
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13549078 |
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| OCLC library identifier |
UKMGB |
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015439700 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)310397742 |
| Canceled/invalid control number |
(OCoLC)1057128910 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
GAFCSC LIBRARY |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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n-us--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
E417 |
| Item number |
M55 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Merry, Robert W., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1946- |
| Real World Object URI |
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbGV486QCyrFD6Yq3YF8C |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
A country of vast designs : |
| Remainder of title |
James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Robert W. Merry. |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the conquest of the American continent |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York (N.Y.) : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Simon & Schuster, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2009 |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations, map, portraits ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-550) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Ritual of democracy: the emergence of an expansionist president -- Young Hickory: the making of a Jackson prot�eg�e -- Tennessee and Washington: the rise and fall of a presidential loyalist -- The 1844 election: searching for a means of political recovery -- Texas: dawn of a new era -- Baltimore: America's first political dark horse -- Polk vs. Clay: answering the question, "Who is James K. Polk?" -- The victor: preparing for the mantle of leadership -- Taking charge: America's zest for grand ambitions -- Annexation complete: diplomacy, intrigue, and the force of politics -- The United States and Oregon: "The people here are worn out by delay" -- The United States and Mexico: divergent new world cultures on a path to war -- Britain and Mexico: playing with prospects of a dual war -- The Twenty-ninth Congress: Polk takes command of the national agenda -- End of a treaty: diplomacy and politics at war with each other -- War: "Every consideration of duty and patriotism" -- Vagaries of war: "And may there be no recreant soul to fail or falter now" -- Presidential temperament: "I prefer to supervise the whole operations of the government" -- Wilmot's proviso: transformation of the war debate -- The war in the West: patriotism, duty, adventure, and glory -- The new face of war: "We are yet to have a long and wearisome struggle" -- The politics of rancor: constitutional usurpation vs. moral treason -- Dilatory Congress: the challenge of presidential leadership -- Veracruz and beyond: grappling with Mexico's military defiance -- Scott and Trist: a clash of policy and temperament -- Mexico City: the pivot of personality -- The specter of conquest: "Have we conquered peace? Have we obtained a treaty?" -- Treaty: from Trist to Polk to the Senate -- Peace: California, New Mexico, and the Union -- Final months: "Solemnly impressed with the ... emptiness of worldly honors" -- Legacy: the price of presidential accomplishment. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Merry examines how, in a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America's Manifest Destiny by expanding its territory across the continent. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Polk, James K. |
| Fuller form of name |
(James Knox), |
| Dates associated with a name |
1795-1849. |
| 600 14 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Polk, James Knox, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1795-1849. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Presidents |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Politics and government |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Presidents |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Territorial expansion |
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fast |
| 650 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Territoriale conflicten. |
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gtt |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
collective biographies. |
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aat |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Biographies |
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fast |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
History |
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fast |
| 758 ## - RESOURCE IDENTIFIER |
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| Relationship information |
has work: |
| Label |
A country of vast designs (Text) |
| Real World Object URI |
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGGCdcvGXmvhBmQK4VFBT3 |
| Relationship |
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Sample text |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-s.html">http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-s.html</a> |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Contributor biographical information |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-b.html">http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-b.html</a> |
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| Materials specified |
Publisher description |
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<a href="http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-d.html">http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009024131-d.html</a> |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
| Call number prefix |
E417 |
| Call number suffix |
M55 |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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| h (OCLC) |
NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 1402 OTHER HOLDINGS |
