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Six volumes, including appendices to volumes 3 and 4. (8vo) 22x16 cm (8¾x6¼"), slightly non-uniform modern quarter calf over mottled boards, raised bands, gilt-lettered spine labels. First Edition.

A somewhat dark history of the war that sees a long-standing U.S. conspiracy to conquer Mexican territory, of which Poinsett was one of the chief villains. He does not, however, lay all the blame for the losses on U.S. conspiracy, but is also capable of asserting that Mexico is probably culpable for the losses. At the time of its publication, this was the longest and most analytical of the Mexican histories of the war. The text is based on extensive research and prints numerous documents. The last two volumes are particularly rich in original sources

Castillo Negrete (1832-1893), a Jalisco native, was a prominent attorney, writer, and historian. His multi-volume history of nineteenth-century Mexico is considered a major work. Very rare in commerce; only a handful of copies on OCLC