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As Robert Johannsen notes, the Mexican War was the first American .

As Robert Johannsen notes, the Mexican War was the first American conflict to be widely reported in the press, as well as the first to be waged against an alien foe in a distant, strange, and exotic land. The war helped to dispel some of the mystery of Mexico, as it generated a huge flood of popular literature, poetry, songs, art, and stage plays. The book's unique perspective not only adds a new dimension to our understanding of the Mexican War; it offers new insights into American itself. Publisher description. For mid-century Americans, Johannsen shows, the war provided a window onto the outside world, promoting an awareness-if not an understanding-of a people and a land unlike any they had known before.

For mid-19th-century Americans, the Mexican War was not only a grand exercise in self-identity, legitimizing the . This rich cultural history examines the place of the Mexican War in the popular imagination of the era.

For mid-19th-century Americans, the Mexican War was not only a grand exercise in self-identity, legitimizing the young republic's convictions of mission and destiny to a doubting world; it was also the first American conflict to be widely reported in the press and to be waged against an alien foe in a distant and exotic land. It provided a window onto the outside world and promoted an awareness of a people and a land unlike any Americans had known before.

For the American Civil War buff, this book can be read as a prelude to that war. It describes the jingoism in the new . Johannsen's retelling of the ambient mood within the United States brings the Mexican War vividly to life. It describes the jingoism in the new American republic, and the prediliction of many to readily go to war. We also see mention of several officers who would later rise to prominence on both sides during the Civil War. Perhaps the relatively easy victory against Mexico helped inspire the South to later secede. Not as a major factor, of course

The author portrays the Mexican-American War for the reader. It helps explain the anti-Anglo bias of hispanics. This war was the training ground for many of the leaders of the American Civil War including Lincoln and Davis. May 25, 2013 Phil Tomlinson added it.

The author portrays the Mexican-American War for the reader. Tom Mc rated it it was amazing May 14, 2016. Aaron Bright rated it did not like it Apr 21, 2013.

For mid-19th-century Americans, the Mexican War was not only a grand exercise in self-identity, legitimizing the young republic's convictions of mission and destiny. An excellent book in the Mexican War historiography. com User, April 15, 2001

For mid-19th-century Americans, the Mexican War was not only a grand exercise in self-identity, legitimizing the young republic's convictions of mission and destiny. com User, April 15, 2001. I read Johannsen's book for a class on . Diplomatic History between 1776 and 1913 and loved it!! Johannsen discusses the image of the Mexican War in Americans' minds, not so much the military history of the battles. We get a better perception of America as a whole in 1846.

As Robert Johannsen notes, the Mexican War was the first American conflict to be widely reported in the press, as well as the first to be waged against an. .The author portrays the Mexican-American War for the reader.

The Mexican War (1846-48) as a cultural phenomenon-smoothly handled despite occasional lapses and fits of.

The Mexican War (1846-48) as a cultural phenomenon-smoothly handled despite occasional lapses and fits of academic high seriousness. These defects are far from fatal, however, and what remains is richly informative.