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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 ....
The title is taken from a quote from ulysses s. Grant. He looked back on his career, and mountain memoirs, he writes frankly about the experiences he had, the good and the bad making for good reading. What he talk about late in life was his role in the u. S. Mexico war in 1846, and grant said, you know, at the time, i do not think there was ever a more wicked war than that waged on the United States by mexico so i thought at the time as a youngster only i had not moral courage enough to resign. Grant, of course, in the war was a young lieutenant, and i found this is really moving quote, and thats why its the title. The fact of the matter is grant was not alone in thinking that the u. S. Invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. One thing that i talked about in the book and ill talk about tonight is the evolution of the American Public in the course of the u. S. Mexico war, not a ....
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 ....