Encourage all of you to see the exhibit. The relationship is intriguing. What i want to talk about today is my west most recent book, a wicked war polk, clay, lincoln, and the 1846 u. S. Invasion of mexico. The title is taken from a quote from ulysses s. Grant from late in his life. Grant looked back on everything he had done in his career. In his memoirs, he writes frankly about the experiences he had good and bad. It makes for good reading. One thing grant spent time thinking and talking about late in life was his role in the u. S. Mexico war of 1846. Grant said at the time, i do not think there was ever a more make it more more a wicked war waged by the United States against mexico at the time and i had not courage enough to resign. At the time, he was a lieutenant. I found that a moving quote and that is why i took it for my title. Grant was not alone in thinking the u. S. Invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. One thing i will talk about is the evolution of the American Public dur
Done in his career and in his memoirs he writes frankly about the experiences he has had the good and bad. It makes for really good reading, but one thing the crack spent some time thinking and talking about late in life was his role in the u. S. Mexico border of 1846. Grant said at the time i do not think there was ever more wicked were then that waged by the United States of mexico. I thought so at the time when i was the dexter, only i had not moral courage enough to resign. During the time of the u. S. Mexico war, i just found this are really moving which is why it took it for my title. The fact of the matter is grant was not alone in thinking that the u. S. Invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. Wanted to talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the American Public during the course of the u. S. Mexico war from being with it really enthusiastic and in favor to largely turning against the war. I see the u. S. Mexico war as the moment of americas First Antiwar Movemen
Were going to cover the mexicanamerican war today. This is where a lot of americans. I think they know very we are going to cover the Mexican American war today. This is a war lot of americans think they know very little about. Its considered one of the more embarrassing wars in american history. Theres a reason americans dont want to talk about it. My own mother, even though written a couple books about it still thinks of this as the spanish american war sometimes. We cleared up that confusion a few years back. When im going to do is not take us through battle by battle in the war, mainly in the causes of the war. A little bit about the war itself. And then the consequences i want to cover a big summary right up front and say, this war was in the 1840. It was consequential for both countries. The cause lay in disputed territory. Down in texas, thats where american and mexican troops clashed in april of 1846. Two years later, the mexican section, the section part of the treaty ending t
Amy greenberg recounts the mexicanamerican war in 1846. The author examines president polks decision to go toward door that congressman Abraham Lincoln and henry clay played in the debate. This is about an hour. [applause] the mac thinks, to nice. I want to thank everybody whos so nice to meet here at the abraham president ial center. Ive got me to her and seeing that they need to worry stewart. I encourage you to see when theres not some event like there is right now. The relationship between war as in the lincoln is really intriguing. I want to talk about today is my most recent book, a wicked war polk, clay, lincoln, and the 1846 u. S. Invasion of mexico. The title dream to is taken from a quote from ulysses s. Grant. From the thinnest ive come across back in everything he did then in his career and this number as he writes frankly about experiences hes had, the good in the bad and it makes for good reading. But one thing that grant spent some time together talking about in his life
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