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A wicked war

Amy S. Greenberg

2012344 pagesabout 5–8 hours
2012
first published
  • 2012Alfred A. Knopf · 344 pages · ENGISBN 9780307592699

A critical assessment of the Mexican-American war and its divisive role in U.S. politics also evaluates its impact on the careers of James Polk, Henry Clay, and Abraham Lincoln and how it set the stage for the American Civil War.

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