Remembering the Forgotten War: The Enduring Legacies of the U.S.-Mexican War

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REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN WAR A volume in the series Public History in Historical Perspective Edited by Marla R. Miller REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN WAR THE ENDURING LEGACIES OF THE U.S.–MEXICAN WAR  Michael Scott Van Wagenen  University of Massachusetts Press amherst and boston Copyright © 2012 by University of Massachusetts Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America lc 2012022642 isbn 978-1-55849-930-0 (paper); 929-4 (library cloth) Designed by Dennis Anderson Set in Sabon with Goudy Oldstyle display by Westchester Book Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Van Wagenen, Michael. Remembering the forgotten war : the enduring legacies of the U.S./Mexican War/ Michael Scott Van Wagenen. p. cm. — (Public history in historical perspective) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-55849-930-0 (paper : alk. paper) — isbn 978-1-55849-929-4 (library cloth : alk. paper) 1. Mexican War, 1846–1848—Influence. 2. Mexican War, 1846–1848—Public opinion. 3. Collective memory—United States. 4. Collective memory—Mexico. 5. Public opinion—United States. 6. Public opinion—Mexico. 7. Public history—United States. 8. Public history—Mexico. 9. Mexico—Relations—United States. 10. United States—Relations—Mexico. I. Title. e404.v35 2012 973.6'2—dc23 2012022642 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available. Publication of this book and other titles in the series Public History in Historical Perspective is supported by the Office of the Dean, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst. For Monica, Maya, Brodie, Ariana, and Natalia “This page intentionally left blank” Haven’t you ever thought, you gringos, that all this land was once ours? Ah, our resentment and our memory go hand in hand. Carlos Fuentes, The Old Gringo “This page intentionally left blank” ...