The Mexican-American War of the 1840s, precipitated by border disputes and the U.S. annexation of Texas, ended with the military occupation of Mexico City by General Winfield Scott. In the subsequent treaty, the United States gained territory that would become California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado. In this highly readable account, John S. D. Eisenhower provides a comprehensive survey of this frequently overlooked war.NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.

by John S.D. Eisenhower

John S. D. Eisenhower

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Random House AudioBooks

New York: Random House

United States, United States of America

New York, New York State, 1989

First Edition, 1989-04-01

1st ed, New York, ©1989

Volume 0, 1989

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Bibliography: p. [407]-419.

Maps on lining papers.
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Bibliography: p. [407]-419.

Bibliography: p. [407]-419.
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Includes index.

subject: Mexican War, 1846-1848

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Bookmarks:
1. (p21) INTRODUCTION
2. (p31) BACKGROUND
2.1. (p33) CHAPTER 1 PRELUDE
2.2. (p38) CHAPTER 2 THE AGE OF SANTA AXXA
2.2.1. (p33) NOVEM BER 1844
2.2.2. (p38) 1810-1844
2.3. (p47) CHAPTER 3 NNEXATION!
3. (p57) CONFRONTATION
3.1. (p59) CHAPTER 4 OLD ZACK
3.1.1. (p59) SUMMER 1845-DECEMBER 1845
3.2. (p70) CHAPTER 5 MISSION OF "PEACE"
3.2.1. (p70) SUMMER 1845-JANUARY 1846
3.3. (p79) CHAPTER 6 AMERICAN BLOOD UPON AMERICAN SOIL
4. (p99) ZACHARY TAYLOR'S WAR
4.1. (p101) CHAPTER 7 "I WAS GLAD I WAS NOT WITH THEM!"
4.1.1. (p101) APRIL 26-MAY 17, 1846
4.2. (p116) CHAPTER 8 "A HASTY PLATE OF SOUP"
4.2.1. (p116) SUMMER 1846, IN WASHINGTON
4.3. (p128) CHAPTER 9 BUILDUP
4.3.1. (p128) SUMMER 1846, ON THE RIO GRANDE
4.4. (p143) CHAPTER 10 THE SOLDIER OF THE PEOPLE RETURNS
4.4.1. (p143) SUMMER 1846, IN MEXICO
4.5. (p147) CHAPTER 11 MONTERREY I: APPROACH
4.5.1. (p147) SEPTEMBER 1846
4.6. (p157) CHAPTER 12 MONTERREY II: "THREE GLORIOUS DAYS"
4.6.1. (p157) SEPTEMBER 20-23, 1846
4.7. (p174) CHAPTER 13 MONTERREY III: TRUCE
4.7.1. (p174) SEPTEMBER 24-OCTOBER 12, 1846
4.8. (p198) CHAPTER 14 SECOND BEGINNING
4.8.1. (p198) OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1846
4.9. (p212) CHAPTER 15 BUEXA VISTA I: "THE GREATEST ANXIETY"
4.9.1. (p212) NOVEMBER 1846-FEBRUARY 1847
4.10. (p224) CHAPTER 16 BUENA VISTA II:"A NEAR RUN THING"
5. (p239) THE WAR IN THE WEST
5.1. (p241) CHAPTER 17 "THE PEAK S RIPE FOR FALLING"
5.1.1. (p241) 1540-1846
5.2. (p251) CHAPTER 18 OCCUPATION OF THE WEST
5.2.1. (p251) JUNE-OCTOBER 1846
5.3. (p263) CHAPTER 19 CHAOS IN CALIFORNIA
5.3.1. (p263) OCTOBER 1846-JUNE 1847
5.4. (p279) CHAPTER 20 TERROR IN TAOS
5.4.1. (p279) DECEMBER 1846-APRIL 1847
5.5. (p287) CHAPTER 21 MISSOURI XENOPHON
6. (p297) WIIVFIELD SCOTT'S WAR
6.1. (p299) CHAPTER 22 THE SIEGE OF VERACRUZ
6.1.1. (p299) NOVEMBER 1846-MARCH 1847
6.2. (p312) CHAPTER 23 CERRO GORDO
6.2.1. (p312) APRIL 1847
6.3. (p330) CHAPTER 24 "MR. POLKS WAR"
6.3.1. (p330) LATE 1846, EARLY 1847 AT HOME
6.4. (p338) CHAPTER 25 "I REG TO BE RECALLED"
6.4.1. (p338) APRIL-JUNE 1847
6.5. (p348) CHAPTER 26 THAT SPLENDID CITY!
6.5.1. (p348) JULY-AUGUST 1847
6.6. (p374) CHAPTER 27 BLOODY FRIDAY
6.6.1. (p374) AUGUST 19-20, 1847
6.7. (p390) CHAPTER 28 THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA
7. (p405) NICHOLAS TRIST'S WAR
7.1. (p407) CHAPTER 29 OCCUPATION
7.1.1. (p407) AUTUMN IN MEXICO CITY, 1847
7.2. (p420) CHAPTER 30 PEACE
8. (p431) EPILOGUE
9. (p437) APPENDIX 1 MEXICO IN 1844
10. (p441) APPENDIX 2 ARTILLERY USED IN THE MEXICAN WAR
11. (p443) SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
12. (p447) NOTES
13. (p469) BIBLIOGBAPHY
14. (p479) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
15. (p483) INDEX

theme: Mexican War, 1846-1848

Overshadowed by the cataclysmic Civil War only thirteen years later, the Mexican War has been practically forgotten in the United States. Through the years, despite our growing interest in Mexico, it is rarely mentioned. And when the subject comes up, it nearly always deals with the questionable manner in which it came about. More specifically, was the United States right in sending Zachary Taylor to the Rio Grande in early 1846, thus provoking war with Mexico? Opinions vary. The omission of such events as the Mexican War from the American consciousness does history injustice. Wars as such may best be forgotten, but the period of the Mexican War was an important era, one of upheaval, of passion, of heroism, of bitterness, and of triumph. The cost in American lives was staggering. Of the 104,556 men who served in the army, both regulars and volunteers, 13,768 men died, the highest death rate of any war in our history. The period between 1844 and 1848 was a significant time, not something to be relegated to the attic of memory. The fact is that Mexico stood in the way of the American dream of Manifest Destiny. Although that dramatic, pious term was of relatively recent coinage in 1845, the idea of expansion westward to the Pacific had long been in the American mind. It is generally assumed that the annexation of Texas to the Union, finally accomplished on July 4, 1845, was the cause of the war between the United States and Mexico in 1846. But the act of annexation itself was an artificial issue, and even after annexation had been accomplished, war might have been averted. Looking back, one is tempted to consider the outcome of the Mexican War as a foregone conclusion, to regard the unbroken string of North American victories as easy. It was not so; the success of American arms represented a remarkable feat. Because of language, distance, and, above all, the paucity of Mexican writing on the Mexican War, this story is told largely from the North American viewpoint. The general relationship between Mexico and the United States is beyond the scope of this book. However, the effect of the Mexican War on that relationship has been my preoccupation in writing it. I hope that this effort will assist in an evaluation of the Mexican War as a significant event of history. - Introduction.

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