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A Country of Vast Designs

James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent

de Robert W. Merry ...

Series series Presidential Biography Bestseller
President James K. Polk, often overlooked yet ever-consequential, comes to life in this “compelling, perceptive” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of the 11th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson**’s** protégé, and champion of “manifest destiny.”When James K. Polk was elected president in 1844, the United States was locked in a bitter diplomatic struggle with Britain over which country ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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President James K. Polk, often overlooked yet ever-consequential, comes to life in this “compelling, perceptive” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of the 11th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson**’s** protégé, and champion of “manifest destiny.”When James K. Polk was elected president in 1844, the United States was locked in a bitter diplomatic struggle with Britain over which country
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Decade of Disunion

How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861

de Robert W. Merry ...

With “characteristic wisdom and grace” (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s.The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Disponible también en: Audiolibro

With “characteristic wisdom and grace” (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s.The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
President McKinley

Architect of the American Century

de Robert W. Merry ...

Acclaimed historian Robert Merry resurrects the presidential reputation of William McKinley in a “measured, insightful biography that seeks to set the record straight…a deft character study of a president” (The New York Times Book Review) whose low place in the presidential rankings does not reflect the stamp he put on America’s future role in the world.Republican President William McKinley ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

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Acclaimed historian Robert Merry resurrects the presidential reputation of William McKinley in a “measured, insightful biography that seeks to set the record straight…a deft character study of a president” (The New York Times Book Review) whose low place in the presidential rankings does not reflect the stamp he put on America’s future role in the world.Republican President William McKinley
... Leer más

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Sands of Empire

Missionary Zeal, American Foreign Policy, and the Hazards of Global Ambition

de Robert W. Merry ...

In Sands of Empire, veteran political journalist and award-winning author Robert W. Merry examines the misguided concepts that have fueled American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. The emergence in the George W. Bush administration of America as Crusader State, bent on remaking the world in its preferred image, is dangerous and self-defeating, he points out. Moreover, these grand ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

In Sands of Empire, veteran political journalist and award-winning author Robert W. Merry examines the misguided concepts that have fueled American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. The emergence in the George W. Bush administration of America as Crusader State, bent on remaking the world in its preferred image, is dangerous and self-defeating, he points out. Moreover, these grand
... Leer más
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President McKinley

Architect of the American Century

de Robert W. Merry ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

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19 hora 45 minutos

Republican President William McKinley transformed America during his two terms as president. Although he does not register large in either public memory or in historians' rankings, in this revealing account, Robert W. Merry offers "a fresh twist on the old tale . . . a valuable education on where America has been and, possibly, where it is going" (The National Review).McKinley settled decades of ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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Republican President William McKinley transformed America during his two terms as president. Although he does not register large in either public memory or in historians' rankings, in this revealing account, Robert W. Merry offers "a fresh twist on the old tale . . . a valuable education on where America has been and, possibly, where it is going" (The National Review).McKinley settled decades of
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Where They Stand

The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians

de Robert W. Merry ...

The author of the acclaimed biography of President James Polk, A Country of Vast Designs, offers a fresh, playful, and challenging way of playing “Rating the Presidents,” by pitching historians’ views and subsequent experts’ polls against the judgment and votes of the presidents’ own contemporaries.Merry posits that presidents rise and fall based on performance, as judged by the electorate. Thus, ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

The author of the acclaimed biography of President James Polk, A Country of Vast Designs, offers a fresh, playful, and challenging way of playing “Rating the Presidents,” by pitching historians’ views and subsequent experts’ polls against the judgment and votes of the presidents’ own contemporaries.Merry posits that presidents rise and fall based on performance, as judged by the electorate. Thus,
... Leer más
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Decade of Disunion

How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861

de Robert W. Merry ...

Narrado por Jacques Roy ...

Completo

16 hora 49 minutos

With “characteristic wisdom and grace” (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s.The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

With “characteristic wisdom and grace” (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s.The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

A Country of Vast Designs

James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent

de Robert W. Merry ...

Narrado por Michael Prichard ...

Completo

18 hora 59 minutos

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 Mexico. And the territories north and west of Texas—what would become California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

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 Mexico. And the territories north and west of Texas—what would become California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona,
... Leer más

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Meltdown

A Novel

de Sheila Roberts ...

Bestselling author Sheila Roberts is back with a heartwarming holiday romance full of family, love, and a little bit of intrigue!Jordan Frost had to do it. Her family was simply too perfectly eccentric not to put in a novel. She was thrilled when she got an agent and then a publishing deal. For two books. Two! Then reality set in. The book about an oddball family's holiday adventures is coming out ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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Bestselling author Sheila Roberts is back with a heartwarming holiday romance full of family, love, and a little bit of intrigue!Jordan Frost had to do it. Her family was simply too perfectly eccentric not to put in a novel. She was thrilled when she got an agent and then a publishing deal. For two books. Two! Then reality set in. The book about an oddball family's holiday adventures is coming out
... Leer más
Marrow Me

One Man's Entrance into the Merry World of Multiple Myeloma

de Joshua Roberts ...

Marrow Me is written with stark beauty and unflinching candor, filled with equal parts grace and horror as a writer at the height of his powers — even while pharmaceutically challenged — shines a light on this increasingly common human condition. Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood’s plasma cells, afflicted 488,200 people during 2015 alone; who among us has not been touched in some way by ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

Marrow Me is written with stark beauty and unflinching candor, filled with equal parts grace and horror as a writer at the height of his powers — even while pharmaceutically challenged — shines a light on this increasingly common human condition. Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood’s plasma cells, afflicted 488,200 people during 2015 alone; who among us has not been touched in some way by
... Leer más
The Merry Matchmaker

A Novel

de Sheila Roberts ...

“Sparkles with warmth, wit, and a sweet helping of holiday charm! The perfect stocking stuffer for readers who crave all the holiday feels and a happy ending!” —Rachel Linden, bestselling author of The Magic of Lemon Drop PieInspired by Jane Austen’s Emma, this joyful Christmas romp tells the story of a woman who can’t stop trying to help everyone around her find their happily-ever-after—even when ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

“Sparkles with warmth, wit, and a sweet helping of holiday charm! The perfect stocking stuffer for readers who crave all the holiday feels and a happy ending!” —Rachel Linden, bestselling author of The Magic of Lemon Drop PieInspired by Jane Austen’s Emma, this joyful Christmas romp tells the story of a woman who can’t stop trying to help everyone around her find their happily-ever-after—even when
... Leer más
Communicating Ethnic and Cultural Identity

de Fay Yokomizo Akindes, Bryant K. Alexander, Timothy J. Anderson, Curtiss L. Bailey, Lisa Bradford, Benjamin J. Broome, Merry Buchanan, Nancy A. Burrell, Peter Chhuor, Susan Hafen, Kristin M. Langellier, Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Edward A. Mabry, Keturah D. McEwen, S Lily Mendoza, John Oetzel, Margarita Refugia Olivas, Jerry Pinkney, Steven B. Pratt, Anjali Ram, Debra-L Sequeira, Robert Westerfelhaus, Gust A. Yep, Natalie J. Dollar ...

This intercultural communication text reader brings together the many dimensions of ethnic and cultural identity and shows how they are communicated in everyday life. Introducing and applying key concepts, theories, and approaches_from empirical to ethnographic_the chapters look at the experiences of African Americans, Asians, Asian Americans, Latino/as, and Native Americans, as well as many ... Leer más

$60.99 USD

This intercultural communication text reader brings together the many dimensions of ethnic and cultural identity and shows how they are communicated in everyday life. Introducing and applying key concepts, theories, and approaches_from empirical to ethnographic_the chapters look at the experiences of African Americans, Asians, Asian Americans, Latino/as, and Native Americans, as well as many
... Leer más

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A Country of Vast Designs

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A Country of Vast Designs

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