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A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico

Amy S. Greenberg

"A critical assessment of the Mexican-American war and its divisive role in U.S. politics also evaluates its impact on the careers of James Polk, Henry Clay, and Abraham Lincoln and how it set the stage for the American Civil War"--OCLC

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryAmerican Civil WarWar & Military StrategyVietnam War

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History2012FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • James Polk90%
    • Henry Clay80%
    • Abraham Lincoln85%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The Mexican-American war critically assessed is portrayed as having a divisive role in U.S. politics, shaping the careers of Polk, Clay, and Lincoln, and setting the stage for the American Civil War.

    Model confidence 78%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    55 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 70%.