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Leckie continues his drums-and-bugles approach to history, following his None Died in Vain ( LJ 8/90) and George Washington's War ( LJ 8/92). Unfortunately, he has not been affected by recent trends toward political correctness, and this latest title is as weak as its predecessors, containing stereotypes to offend almost any group. From early pages in which Islamic culture is portrayed as incapable of producing a road, through images of slouching Indians and treacherous and incompetent Hispanics, Leckie presents an anecdotal and WASP-oriented view of the growth of the United States between 1812 and 1847, a view more commonly found in obsolete textbooks. This is regrettable, because he can tell a good story--one only wishes that he would write for the 1990s rather than the 1950s.-- Stanley Planton, Ohio Univ.
Chillicothe Lib.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Leckie generally follows a chronological line, but he does indulge in numerous and fascinating digressions on the foibles and eccentricities of key players in the chronicle, such as "Buck" Travis and Winfield Scott. While his views concerning the "morality" of expansionism are well hidden, he displays a fine eye for the absurdities and ironies that always accompany the nobility and adventure of such a grand endeavor. By the conclusion of the Mexican War, the area of the continental U.S. had essentially been determined. Tragically, as Leckie eloquently indicates in his concluding chapter, the "nature" of these new territories (slave or free) was far from resolved. It would take a great war to settle that controversy. The general reader should find this a useful, highly informative, and easily digested survey. Jay Freeman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Leckie continues his drums-and-bugles approach to history, following his None Died in Vain ( LJ 8/90) and George Washington's War ( LJ 8/92). Unfortunately, he has not been affected by recent trends toward political correctness, and this latest title is as weak as its predecessors, containing stereotypes to offend almost any group. From early pages in which Islamic culture is portrayed as incapable of producing a road, through images of slouching Indians and treacherous and incompetent Hispanics, Leckie presents an anecdotal and WASP-oriented view of the growth of the United States between 1812 and 1847, a view more commonly found in obsolete textbooks. This is regrettable, because he can tell a good story--one only wishes that he would write for the 1990s rather than the 1950s.-- Stanley Planton, Ohio Univ.
Chillicothe Lib.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Leckie generally follows a chronological line, but he does indulge in numerous and fascinating digressions on the foibles and eccentricities of key players in the chronicle, such as "Buck" Travis and Winfield Scott. While his views concerning the "morality" of expansionism are well hidden, he displays a fine eye for the absurdities and ironies that always accompany the nobility and adventure of such a grand endeavor. By the conclusion of the Mexican War, the area of the continental U.S. had essentially been determined. Tragically, as Leckie eloquently indicates in his concluding chapter, the "nature" of these new territories (slave or free) was far from resolved. It would take a great war to settle that controversy. The general reader should find this a useful, highly informative, and easily digested survey. Jay Freeman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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- Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan by Robert Leckie in Back Cover
- The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power by Max Boot in Back Matter
- Conflict: The History Of The Korean War, 1950-1953 by Robert Leckie in Back Cover
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