Seizing Destiny: How America Grew from Sea to Shining Sea
- ISBN-10
- 0375712984
- ISBN-13
- 9780375712982
- Series
- Seizing Destiny
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 649
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Richard Kluger
Description
Chronicles the growth of America and the dynamic individuals who invoked noble principles to justify an aggressive pursuit of a coast-to-coast domain, examining the roles of Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, James Polk, and Teddy Roosevelt.
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