Texas and the Mexican War: the Winning of the South West

New Haven. Yale University Press. ( Chronicles of America 24 ) 1921 c.274 "The story of Texas is full of strange historical parallels and apparent anticipations as if the shadows of coming events were ominously cast before." Against the background of the Louisiana purchase and the consolidation of Florida intermingle sectional conflict , political agendas , mistrust of English foreign policy , insurrections and coups in Mexico and land speculation . The renowned Generals of the future Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee are prominent in the invasion of Mexico the success of which gives impetus towards the Civil War. Nathaniel Wright Stephenson ( 1867-1935 ) historian , journalist and writer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He became a Professor of history and economics at the College of Charleston (Charleston, South Carolina ) in 1902. He was the author of numerous historical works and novels.