| Ready, Booted, and Spurred: Arkansas in the U.S.-Mexican War Contributor(s): Frazier, William A. (Editor), Christ, Mark K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1935106058 ISBN-13: 9781935106050 Publisher: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Part military history, part social history, and part history of the westward movement during the major conflict of the 1840s, this anthology of essays bridges the gap between scholarly and popular history. Five contributors have examined the role of the citizen-soldier, the impact of war preparations upon the citizenry, movement of troops and yet-to-be organized volunteers, the war's effect on Americans' perception of their nation, and the strain caused by massive territorial acquisition following the war. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 976.7 |
| LCCN: 2008939483 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Geographic Orientation - Arkansas |