The Mexican War; crisis for American democracy.
Title:
The Mexican War; crisis for American democracy.
Author:
McDonald, Archie P., compiler.
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Publication Information:
Lexington, Mass. : Heath [1969]
Physical Description:
ix, 112 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:
English
Contents:
The American attitude on the eve of the war, by J.H. Smith.--Hard war averted, easy war gained, by C. Sellers.--War aims, by N.A. Graebner.--Congressional debate on the Army appropriations bill and the Wilmot proviso.--John C. Calhoun on the Wilmot proviso.--The Mexican War justified, and Annexation, by W. Whitman.--Civil disobedience, by H.D. Thoreau.--The mission of regeneration, by A.K. Weinberg.--Sectional and party attitudes, by F. Merk.--The consequences of Manifest Destiny, 1846-1849, by J.H. Silbey.--Hour of victory, by A. Nevins.--Suggestions for additional reading (p. 111-112)
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Book