The Mexican-American War (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical Account of the Conflict Between USA and Mexico in 1846-1848By Justin H. Smith
Length55h 50m
About this audiobook
Justin H. Smith's The Mexican-American War (Vol. 1&2) is a monumental narrative history of the conflict that reshaped North America between 1846 and 1848. Combining diplomatic, military, and political analysis, Smith traces the war from its contested origins through the campaigns of Taylor, Scott, and Kearny to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. His prose is formal, exacting, and deeply archival, reflecting the early twentieth-century ideal of comprehensive documentary history while also participating in debates over expansion, national destiny, and imperial power. Smith, an American historian and former professor, brought to the work an extraordinary command of official correspondence, memoirs, newspapers, and government records from both the United States and Mexico. His long immersion in primary sources, and his interest in explaining policy as well as battlefield action, helped produce a study ambitious enough to earn the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1920. This two-volume work is best recommended to readers seeking more than a summary of battles. Scholars, students, and historically minded general readers will value its breadth, evidentiary rigor, and sustained attention to the war's political consequences.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length55 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Mexican-American War (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5VOLUME I
Show all chaptersShow less
6Preface
7Conspectus of Events
8Pronunciation of Spanish
9I. Mexico and the Mexicans
10II. The Political Education of Mexico
11III. The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1825–1843
12IV. The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1843–1846
13V. The Mexican Attitude on the Eve of War
14VI. The American Attitude on the Eve of War
15VII. The Preliminaries of the Conflict
16VIII. Palo Alto and Resaca de Guerrero
17IX. The United States Meets the Crisis
18X. The Chosen Leaders Advance
19XI. Taylor Sets out for Saltillo
20XII. Monterey
21XIII. Saltillo, Parras, and Tampico
22XIV. Santa Fe
23XV. Chihuahua
24XVI. The California Question
25XVII. The Conquest of California
26XVIII. The Genesis of Two Campaigns
27XIX. Santa Anna Prepares to Strike
28XX. Buena Vista
29Notes on Volume I (pt. 1)
30Notes on Volume I (pt. 2)
31Notes on Volume I (pt. 3)
32Notes on Volume I (pt. 4)
33Notes on Volume I (pt. 5)
34Appendix (Manuscript Sources)
35VOLUME II
36XXI. Behind the Scenes at Mexico
37XXII. Vera Cruz
38XXIII. Cerro Gordo
39XXIV. Puebla
40XXV. On to the Capital
41XXVI. Contreras and Churubusco
42XXVII. Negotiations
43XXVIII. Molino del Rey, Chapultepec and Mexico
44XXIX. Final Military Operations
45XXX. The Naval Operations
46XXXI. The Americans as Conquerors
47XXXII. Peace
48XXXIII. The Finances of the War
49XXXIV. The War in American Politics
50XXXV. The Foreign Relations of the War
More from Justin H. Smith
The U.S.-Mexican War (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)Justin H. Smith55h 51m3.9 (26)$2 · $0.00
The Mexican-American War (Vol. 1&2)Justin H. Smith55h 49m$1 · $0.00
The U.S.-Mexican War (Vol. 1&2)Justin H. Smith55h 44m4.1 (52)$2 · $0.00
The U.S.-Mexican War (Vol. 1&2)Justin H. Smith54h 58m4.2 (91)$2 · $0.00
The Mexican-American War (Vol. 1&2)Justin H. Smith55h 45m4.0 (59)$2 · $0.00
The Mexican-American War (Vol. 1&2)Justin H. Smith55h 45m3.8 (24)$3 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m4.7 (8.9K)$46 · $0.00
Pearl of Great PriceJoseph Smith3h 8m4.7 (7.2K)$1.20 · $0.00
The Redeemer’s ReturnArthur W. Pink13h 18m4.7 (589)$20
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m4.6 (178K)$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m4.7 (2.5K)$40 · $0.00
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m4.7 (351)$20 · $0.00
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America (Annotated)Howard Irving Chapelle, Tappan Adney13h 9m4.8 (150)$0.99 · $0.00
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal11h 23m4.6 (2.6K)$29 · $0.00
We Crossed a Bridge and It TrembledWendy Pearlman6h4.6 (5.2K)$24 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m4.6 (2.6K)$8 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m4.6 (16.7K)$26 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m4.6 (16.1K)$29 · $0.00
Saving My EnemyBob Welch9h 11m4.6 (2.3K)$20
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m4.6 (6.5K)$29 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m4.6 (927)$29 · $0.00
The Red Record (Annotated)Ida B. Wells-Barnett5h 19m4.8 (102)$0.99 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m4.6 (1.4K)$33 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m4.6 (159.1K)$15
EnduranceAlfred Lansing6h 1m4.6 (40.8K)$20
BeyondStephen Walker15h 39m4.6 (3.2K)$33 · $0.00
You may also like
The Lincoln-Douglas DebatesAbraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas16h 5m4.2 (472)$30
HellenicaXenophon15h 2m4.2 (4.4K)$1 · $0.00
Our Republican ConstitutionRandy E. Barnett9h 4m4.3 (584)$29 · $0.00
The History of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars (1789-1815)Charles Downer Hazen9h 25m4.2 (555)$2 · $0.00
The Cold War's Killing FieldsPaul Thomas Chamberlin22h 31m4.3 (939)$46 · $0.00
O Jerusalem!Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre23h 42m4.4 (7.7K)$30
No Trade Is FreeRobert Lighthizer12h 28m4.2 (564)$29 · $0.00
The History of the Peloponnesian WarThucydides22h 10m4.2 (54.2K)$2.30
The Jewish WarsFlavius Josephus28h 18m4.2 (7K)$2 · $0.00
The Last Boer WarH. Rider Haggard6h 38m$1 · $0.00
Failing to Confront Islamic TotalitarianismOnkar Ghate, Elan Journo6h 6m4.2 (43)$17 · $0.00
The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812Ralph Delahaye Paine5h 8m3.5 (44)$2.30
West Pointers and the Civil WarWayne Wei-siang Hsieh8h 58m3.6 (30)$20
James MadisonSydney Howard Gay7h 49m3.4 (26)$2 · $0.00
Annals of the Turkish Empire (Annotated)Mustafa Naima21h 20m$2 · $0.00
The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial ArmyGeorge Leonard Cheesman3h 22m3.8 (31)$2 · $0.00
The Emancipation of South AmericaBartolomé Mitre17h 45m$1 · $0.00
History of the Civil War: 15 Essential BooksLouisa May Alcott, Ulysses S. Grant, James Ford Rhodes, Jefferson Davis, Frank H. Alfriend, John Torrey Morse, John Alexander Logan, Thomas Elbert Vineyard, Ephraim Douglass Adams, John Esten Cooke, William Tecumseh Sherman, John D. Billings, Charles W. Reed, James Madison Page, Heros von Borcke, Mary Boykin Chesnut343h 19m$0.99
Constantinople painted by Warwick GobleAlexander Van Millingen6h 34m4.2 (54)$2.30
The Last Boer WarH. Rider Haggard8h 12m3.7 (43)$2.30