Carey, Charles W.
The Mexican-American War Charles W. Carey, Jr. - New York, NY Enslow Publishing 2017 - 128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Hardback book - United States at war, The . - United States at war .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Heroes and hangings -- Why was the Mexican-American War fought? -- Zachary Taylor and the Army of the North -- The return of Santa Anna -- Stephen Kearny and the Army of the West -- Winfield Scott and the Army of the East -- Fighting for Mexico City -- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -- Mexico after the war -- The United States after the war.
The Mexican War was a war of conquest led by the United States to take the lands north of the Rio Grande and Gila rivers from Mexico. Even today, the debate continues as to the morality of the US invasion although it paved the way for the United States to become a dominant world power. Engaging narrative enhanced by excerpts from primary sources and images will enthrall students as they learn about the circumstances that led to the war, the people who fought it, the deciding battles, the aftermath, and the lasting impact it has had on American pop culture and relations between Mexicans and Americans. --Amazon.
Ages 11-up. Grade 9 to 12.
9780766076624 0766076628
2016004688
Mexican War--1846-1848
E404 / .C259 2017
j973.62 Car 29
The Mexican-American War Charles W. Carey, Jr. - New York, NY Enslow Publishing 2017 - 128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Hardback book - United States at war, The . - United States at war .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Heroes and hangings -- Why was the Mexican-American War fought? -- Zachary Taylor and the Army of the North -- The return of Santa Anna -- Stephen Kearny and the Army of the West -- Winfield Scott and the Army of the East -- Fighting for Mexico City -- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -- Mexico after the war -- The United States after the war.
The Mexican War was a war of conquest led by the United States to take the lands north of the Rio Grande and Gila rivers from Mexico. Even today, the debate continues as to the morality of the US invasion although it paved the way for the United States to become a dominant world power. Engaging narrative enhanced by excerpts from primary sources and images will enthrall students as they learn about the circumstances that led to the war, the people who fought it, the deciding battles, the aftermath, and the lasting impact it has had on American pop culture and relations between Mexicans and Americans. --Amazon.
Ages 11-up. Grade 9 to 12.
9780766076624 0766076628
2016004688
Mexican War--1846-1848
E404 / .C259 2017
j973.62 Car 29