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Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of the U.S.-Mexico War of 1846 draws on primary sources from both sides of the conflict to analyze contributing political and social tensions, and evaluates the roles of such figures as James Polk, Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, and Zachary Taylor.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The Mexican War was a war of conquest led by the United States to take the lands north of the Rio Grande and Gila rivers from Mexico. Even today, the debate continues as to the morality of the US invasion although it paved the way for the United States to become a dominant world power. Engaging narrative enhanced by excerpts from primary sources and images will enthrall students as they learn about the circumstances that led to the war, the people...
Author
Publisher
P. Smith
Pub. Date
1963.
Language
English
Description
"The War with Mexico" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by an American historian Justin Harvey Smith. The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered Mexican territory since the government did not recognize the treaty signed by Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna when he was a prisoner...
20) War with Mexico
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the issues, including the concept of manifest destiny, that led to war between the United States and Mexico in 1846, the events of the war, and the impact of its outcome.
