Description: Further DetailsTitle: America 1844Condition: NewSubtitle: Religious Fervor, Westward Expansion, and the Presidential Election That Transformed a NationAuthor: John BicknellFormat: PaperbackEAN: 9781613738818ISBN: 9781613738818Publisher: Chicago Review PressGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: HistoryRelease Date: 11/01/2017Description: 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. It 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. FrÉmont'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 v. Whigs, Mormons v. Millerites, nativists v. Catholics, those who risked the venture westward and those who stayed safely behind—and how Polk's victory cemented the vision of a continental nation.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 228mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 17mmItem Weight: 399gRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: America 1844
Title: America 1844
Subtitle: Religious Fervor, Westward Expansion, and the Presidential Electi
EAN: 9781613738818
ISBN: 9781613738818
Release Date: 11/01/2017
Release Year: 2017
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: America 1844 : Religious Fervor, Westward Expansion, and the Presidential Election That Transformed a Nation
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, United States / 19th Century, American Government / General
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Author: John Bicknell
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
