An edition of America 1844 (2014)

America 1844

religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation

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An edition of America 1844 (2014)

America 1844

religious fervor, westward expansion, and the presidential election that transformed the nation

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The presidential election of 1844 was one of the two or three most momentous elections in American history. Had Henry Clay won instead of James K. Polk, we'd be living in a very different country today. Polk's victory cemented the westward expansion that brought Texas, California, and Oregon into the union. It also took place amid religious turmoil that included anti-Mormon and anti-Catholic violence, and the "Great Disappointment," in which thousands of followers of an obscure preacher named William Miller believed Christ would return to earth in October 1844. Author and journalist John Bicknell details even more compelling, interwoven events that occurred during this momentous year: the murder of Joseph Smith, the religious fermentation of the Second Great Awakening, John C. Fremont's exploration of the West, Charles Goodyear's patenting of vulcanized rubber, the near-death of President John Tyler in a freak naval explosion, and much more. All of these elements illustrate the competing visions of the American future -- Democrats versus Whigs, Mormons versus Millerites, nativists versus Catholics, those who risked the venture westward versus those who stayed safely behind -- and how Polk's election cemented the vision of a continental nation. - Publisher.

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English
Pages
320

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Table of Contents

1844 chronology
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

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Published in
Chicago, IL

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Library of Congress
E400 .B53 2015, E400.B53 2014

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xii, 305 p.
Number of pages
320
Dimensions
9.00 x 6.00 x 1.00 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25649211M
Internet Archive
america1844relig0000bick
ISBN 10
1613730101
ISBN 13
9781613730102
LCCN
2014029126

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