The United States and Mexico Vol. 1: 1821 1848; A History of the Relations Between the Two Countries From the Independence of Mexico to the Close of the War With the United States (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The United States and Mexico Vol. 1: 1821 1848; A History of the Relations Between the Two Countries From the Independence of Mexico to the Close of the War With the United States<br><br>On the other hand it is not doubtful that some lessons of extreme importance may be drawn from a study of our dealings with the nearest of our latin-american neighbors. We have not always been fortunate in our conduct toward the other nations of this hemisphere and our failures have as I think been chie?y due to our ignorance. We have not fully grasped the fundamental truth that our southern neighbors are of an utterly alien race whose ideals and virtues and modes of thought and expression are so radically different from ours that we have lacked the sympathetic insight which comes only with perfect comprehension.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.