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 | A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, The Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent (1st Edition) by Robert W. Merry Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-7432-9743-1 / 0743297431 ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-9743-1 / 9780743297431 When James K. Polk was elected president in 1844, the United States was locked in a bitter diplomatic struggle with Britain over the rich lands of the Oregon Territory, which included what is now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Texas, not yet part of the Union, was threatened by a more powerful Mexic | |