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1. A wicked war: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. invasion of Mexico

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Author:
Greenberg, Amy S., 1968-
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Our 1846 war with Mexico was a blatant land grab provoked by President James Polk. And while it secured the entire Southwest and California for America, it also exacerbated regional tensions over slavery, created the first significant antiwar movement in America, and helped lead the nation into civil war. A Wicked War is the definitive history of this conflict that turned America into a continental power. Amy Greenberg describes the battles between...