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The bloody 1846-1848 war between the United States and Mexico filled out the shape of the continental United States, forcing Mexico to recognize its loss of Texas and give up the rest of what became the Southwestern United States. Generally people argue that the United States won this war because unlike Mexico it was already a unified nation that commanded the loyalty of its citizens. Focusing on the vivid experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians, both Americans and Mexicans, The Dead March reveals something very different. The United States won not because it was more unified but…
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4 editions- Other · English · 2020Dead MarchHarvard University Press · 512 pages · 9780674244740
- Other · English · 2017Dead MarchHarvard University Press · 9780674981843
- Other · English · 2017The dead march : a history of the Mexican-American WarHarvard University Press · 502 pages · 9780674972346
- Other · English · 2017Dead MarchHarvard University Press · 512 pages · 9780674981836
Social conditionsMexican War, 1846-1848Economic conditionsRegional disparitiesMexico, economic conditionsMexico, social conditionsNorth america, economic conditionsUnited states, history, 19th century