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100	1		_aGreenberg, Amy S., _d1968-
245	1	2	_aA wicked war : _bPolk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. invasion of Mexico / _cby Amy Greenberg.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _c2012.
300			_axix, 344 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 317-330) and index.
505			_a pt. 1. Polk's dream, 1844-45 -- pt. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Polk's war, 1845-46 -- pt. 3. The crucible of conscience, 1846-47 -- pt. 4. Truth and consequences, 1848.
520			_aA 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.
600	1	0	_aPolk, James K. _q(James Knox), _d1795-1849.
600	1	0	_aClay, Henry, _d1777-1852.
600	1	0	_aLincoln, Abraham, _d1809-1865.
650		0	_aMexican War, 1846-1848.
650		0	_aMexican War, 1846-1848 _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aMexican War, 1846-1848 _xInfluence.
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