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The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) — Justin Harvey Smith

The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)

Justin Harvey Smith

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 634 pages

First volume of a two-part history of the U.S.–Mexican War by Justin Harvey Smith. It examines the conflict’s causes, diplomacy, and military operations, including the annexation of Texas and the territorial stakes of New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Worth listening as a detailed, documented account of a war later overshadowed by greater conflicts.

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Contents

  1. THE WAR WITH MEXICO
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I
  4. I MEXICO AND THE MEXICANS 1800–1845
  5. II THE POLITICAL EDUCATION OF MEXICO 1800–1845
  6. III THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 1825–1843
  7. IV THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 1843–1846
  8. V THE MEXICAN ATTITUDE ON THE EVE OF WAR
  9. VI THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE ON THE EVE OF WAR 1845
  10. VII THE PRELIMINARIES OF THE CONFLICT April, 1845—April, 1846
  11. VIII PALO ALTO, RESACA DE LA PALMA May, 1846
  12. IX THE UNITED STATES MEETS THE CRISIS May—July, 1846
  13. X THE LEADERS ADVANCE May—September, 1846
  14. XI TAYLOR SETS OUT FOR SALTILLO June—September, 1846
  15. XII MONTEREY September, 1846
  16. XIII SALTILLO, PARRAS, TAMPICO August—December, 1846
  17. XIV SANTA FE June-September, 1846
  18. XV CHIHUAHUA December, 1846—May, 1847
  19. XVI THE CALIFORNIA QUESTION 1836–1846
  20. XVII THE CONQUEST OF CALIFORNIA 1846–1847
  21. XVIII THE GENESIS OF TWO CAMPAIGNS July, 1846—February, 1847
  22. XIX SANTA ANNA PREPARES TO STRIKE September, 1846—February, 1847
  23. XX BUENA VISTA February, 1847
  24. NOTES
  25. APPENDIX—THE SOURCES
  26. Footnotes
  27. Transcriber’s Note
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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