Paul Foos: 2 books

A Short, Offhand, Killing Affair

Soldiers and Social Conflict during the Mexican-American War

by Paul Foos
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2003

The Mexican-American War (1846-48) found Americans on new terrain. A republic founded on the principle of armed defense of freedom was now going to war on behalf of Manifest Destiny, seeking to conquer an unfamiliar nation and people. Through an examination of rank-and-file soldiers, Paul Foos sheds...

Human Aging

by Paul W. Foos, M. Cherie Clark
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016

This text offers a readable and friendly presentation of the important methods, findings, and theories of human aging, while actively involving the reader in meaningful exercises and critical thinking. Students are repeatedly challenged to apply information in the text to the older adults in their...