A REVIEW OF THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE MEXICAN WAR.

Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey & Co.; Uriah Hunt & Co., Philadelphia; M.W. Dodd, New York, 1849. Notes. Original embossed green cloth. Reprint edition (9th?). Externally, some wear to the corners and spine ends with a bit of spotting. Internally, light scattered foxing. Overall, a good+ copy. The author, son of John Jay, was a prominent figure in the anti-slavery movement and a critic of the Mexican War and war itself. In his introduction, he states that he hopes “his facts will be found incontrovertible--- for his opinions he claims no infallibility, and anticipates no general assent.” What follows is an in-depth analysis of the causes and consequences of the Mexican War. He examines the background prior to the war, the political climate in both the United States and Mexico, effect of the political climate on triggering it,  impact of Polk’s election, the conquest of California, conduct of the army in Mexico, and the impact of the War on both countries. Reprinted at least fourteen times, it is an important contemporary account.