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050	1	4	_abC614e 2009
100	1		_aClary, David A.
245	1	0	_aEagles and empire : _bthe United States, Mexico, and the struggle for a continent / _cDavid A. Clary.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bBantam Books, _cc2009.
300			_axvii, 590 p. : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [533]-569) and index.
520			_aA chronicle of the U.S.-Mexico War of 1846 draws on primary sources from both sides of the conflict to analyze contributing political and social tensions, and evaluates the roles of such figures as James Polk, Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, and Zachary Taylor.
505	0		_aThis young man will live to make his country weep (1783-1823) -- To federalize ourselves, now united, is to divide ourselves (1823-1835) -- There can be no concession or compromise (1835-1845) -- No doubt she will make some noise (March 1845-March 1846) -- Hostilities may now be considered as commenced (April-June 1846) -- Everything announced a grievous disaster (May-June 1846) -- Nothing is wanting to make them good soldiers (May-June 1846) -- I declared my purpose to be to acquire, for the United States, California (May-June 1846) -- Operating on the minds and feelings (July-August 1846) -- My word is at present the law of the land (July-August 1846) -- Oh God, and this is war! (September 1846) -- Where now are those great generals of ours? (October-December 1846) -- History may be searched in vain for an equal march (October-December 1846) -- We do not want for any of you gringos to govern us (January-February 1847) -- They were really trying to shoot us! (January-February 1847) -- Scenes of agony and blood follow one after the other (March 1847) -- Death circled horribly above the clouds of smoke (April 1847) -- This will all be over very soon (May-July 1847) -- The messengers of death flew about me in all directions (August 1847) -- The havoc among the Mexicans was now horrible in the extreme (September 1847) -- People are in arms against us (October-December 1847) -- I was ashamed of it, most cordially and intensely ashamed (1848) -- Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions (1849-1855) -- Let there be a desert between strength and weakness (1855-2008) -- They gave their bodies to the commonwealth.
650		0	_aMexican War, 1846-1848.
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