A_Country_of_Vast_Designs:_James_K._Polk,_the_Mexican_War_and_the_Conquest_of_the_American_Continent
A Country of Vast Designs
2009 history book by Robert W. Merry
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]