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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Page 518
... arms Cos and his troops from the Rio Grande if they should come ? Austin found that another convention - was it to be another " calamity " ? - had already been called to decide on the issue . It was plain that if they decided against ...
... arms Cos and his troops from the Rio Grande if they should come ? Austin found that another convention - was it to be another " calamity " ? - had already been called to decide on the issue . It was plain that if they decided against ...
Page 519
... arms sounded throughout Texas ; and facing the Rio Grande , the North American colonists made ready . I2 . From Mexico's Point of View What had to be done was familiar enough to be thoroughly under- stood by General Cos and the citizens ...
... arms sounded throughout Texas ; and facing the Rio Grande , the North American colonists made ready . I2 . From Mexico's Point of View What had to be done was familiar enough to be thoroughly under- stood by General Cos and the citizens ...
Page 781
... arms , the issue - passed from trappers to traders , traders to soldiers , soldiers to citizens - was at rest . The Rio Grande in Colorado and New Mexico , and its left bank in Texas , belonged to the United States . It was won by the ...
... arms , the issue - passed from trappers to traders , traders to soldiers , soldiers to citizens - was at rest . The Rio Grande in Colorado and New Mexico , and its left bank in Texas , belonged to the United States . It was won by the ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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