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Mexican-American War
Title:
Mexican-American War
Author:
Howes, Kelly King.
Publication Information:
Detroit : UXL, [2003]

©2003
Physical Description:
xxvii, 237 pages, xxxi-xlv : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Summary:
A comprehensive overview of the Mexican-American War, including biographies and full or excerpted memoirs, speeches, and other source documents.
Language:
English
Contents:
Almanac. The United States and Mexico: close neighbors with different goals -- The fight for Texas independence -- Two nations on the brink of war -- The war begins in northern Mexico and even further west -- The conquest of Mexico City -- Peace, but at what cost?

Biographies. John Fremont -- Sam Houston -- Stephen Watts Kearny -- Jose Antonio Navarro -- James K. Polk -- The San Patricio Battalion -- Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna -- Winfield Scott -- Zachary Taylor -- Nicholas Trist.
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ISBN:
9780787665371
Format :
Book