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Dramatically illustrated newspaper accounts of the border clashes between U.S. and Mexican troops fascinated Americans and galvanized support for the war. (F&S Palmer/Library of Congress)
F&S Palmer/Library of Congress
Dramatically illustrated newspaper accounts of the border clashes between U.S. and Mexican troops fascinated Americans and galvanized support for the war. (F&S Palmer/Library of Congress)
F&S Palmer/Library of Congress