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0226760618. Diff cover from amaqzn pic; The Chicago History Of American Civilization; 8.2 X 5.2 X 0.6 inches; 196 pages.

0226760618. Diff cover from amaqzn pic; The Chicago History Of American Civilization; 8.2 X 5.2 X 0.6 inches; 196 pages.

181, illus., maps, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, some page

181, illus., maps, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, some page discolorationOtis Singletary's concise, dramatic account of the war that won the Southwest and California for the United States is designed to evoke in modern readers a fresh appreciation of one of the most colorful but neglected episodes in American military affairs--and certainly one of the most significant. Victory in this "military exercise" turned our attention to the Far West, made possible the Gold Rush of '49, and brought vast new territories and new peoples into the Union--altering the face of the nationand greatly influencing its future course. Mr. Singletary treats the military, political, economic, and diplomatic aspects of the war. He focuses on the ways in which the Mexican War exemplified the dynamic spiritof Manifest Destiny and was a microcosm of peculiarly American--and peculiarly democratic--problems of waging war.