Great River: Mexico and the United StatesA distinguished historian examines the development of the region and surveys the amalgamation of the aboriginal Indian, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American civilizations. |
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... Taylor that " few men ever had a more comfortable , labor - saving contempt for learning of every kind . . . . " Their opposed qualities were never more sharply stated than by the soldiers themselves , who with their timeless knack for ...
... Taylor that " few men ever had a more comfortable , labor - saving contempt for learning of every kind . . . . " Their opposed qualities were never more sharply stated than by the soldiers themselves , who with their timeless knack for ...
Page 758
... Taylor so far ran into trouble . The first , from New York , which was delivered , Taylor dismissed saying , " a more contemptible and insidious communication was never written . " The second , from New Orleans , was never delivered ...
... Taylor so far ran into trouble . The first , from New York , which was delivered , Taylor dismissed saying , " a more contemptible and insidious communication was never written . " The second , from New Orleans , was never delivered ...
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... Taylor flatly informed the Secretary of War , “ I shall do no such thing without orders to that effect from proper authority . " So much for his recognition of the powers of the General - in - Chief . General Scott continued to be " the ...
... Taylor flatly informed the Secretary of War , “ I shall do no such thing without orders to that effect from proper authority . " So much for his recognition of the powers of the General - in - Chief . General Scott continued to be " the ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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