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Bauer, K. Jack. The Mexican War, 1846-1848. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1974.
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Santoni, Pedro. Mexicans at Arms: Puro Federalists and the Politics of War, 1845 - 1848. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1996.
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Winders, Richard Bruce. Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War. Texas A&M University Press, 1997.
Articles
LeCompte, Janet. "The Independent Women of Hispanic New Mexico, 1821-1846." The Western Historical Quarterly, January 1981.
May, Robert E. "Young American Males and Filibustering in the Age of Manifest Destiny: The United States Army as a Cultural Mirror." Journal of American History, December 1991.
May, Robert E. "Invisible Men: Blacks and the U.S. Army in the Mexican War." The Historian, August 1987.
Miller, Stewart. "Army Laundresses: Ladies of the 'Soap Suds Row'." Nebraska History, 1980
General Resources
The U.S.-Mexican War web site.
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwarThe Descendents of Mexican War Veterans is a national organization which researches and publishes materials related to the war. Descendents of Mexican War Veterans, P.O. Box 830482, Richardson, Texas 75083.
Garrett, Jenkins. Prepared and edited by Katherine R. Goodwin. The Mexican-American War of 1846-1848: A Bibliography of the Holdings of the Libraries, The University of Texas at Arlington. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, 1995.
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