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A Brooklyn Newspaper Warns of "Trouble in the South-West"
In this editorial, published on May 2nd, 1846, Brooklyn Eagle editor and poet Walt Whitman notes the growing "war-fever" that had gripped the nation in recent months. In fact, the "lighted match" which sparked the U.S. to wage war against Mexico had [...]
Tags: Mexican-American War
Item Type: Newspaper/Magazine
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)