Item Detail
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26608
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6
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15
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English
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Hammering Utah, Squeezing Mexico, and Coveting Cuba : James Buchanan's White House Intriques
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Spring 2012
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80
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no. 2
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Utah Historical Society
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132-151
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The article discusses the U.S. President James Buchanan's efforts to acquire Cuba and northern Mexico from 1857 to 1858. The relationship between the Utah War and Buchanan's plan to acquire parts of northern Mexico, including his hope of generating a Mormon exodus to Sonora, Mexico, is discussed. An overview of the British diplomat Sir William Gore Ouseley's correspondence with the British government concerning Buchanan's schemes for annexing part of Mexico is discussed. The Mormon religious leader Brigham Young's relationship with the U.S. federal government is also discussed.
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