A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent

Author	Robert W. Merry
Audio read by	Michael Prichard
Language	English
Subject	Mexican American War, James K. Polk, Manifest Destiny, Territorial evolution of the United States
Genre	Non-fiction, history
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	2009
Pages	608
ISBN	978-0743297448
Website	Simon & Schuster page

A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent is a book by Robert W. Merry published in 2009 by Simon & Schuster.^[1] The work focuses on the background and political history of the south westward expansion of the United States, the Presidency of James K. Polk, and the Mexican American War.^[2]

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• 2009 Hardback and ebook, Simon & Schuster.^[3]
• 2009 audiobook, Tantor Audio.
• 2010 Paperback, Simon & Schuster.

Robert W. Merry is the author of several books and an experienced journalist. He has held senior positions at multiple media organizations.^[1]

• President McKinley: Architect of the American Century by Robert W. Merry.
• A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico by Amy S. Greenberg.
• Trailing Clouds of Glory: Zachary Taylor's Mexican War Campaign and His Emerging Civil War Leaders by Felice Flanery Lewis.

• Manifest Destiny
• Mexican American War
• James K. Polk

• Simon & Schuster page
• A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent, Google Books
• Interview: Robert W. Merry, C-SPAN.
• Manifest Destiny and the Texas Revolution. Interview with Robert W. Merry, C-SPAN.