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 498
... arrived . The invoice was stamped , and a copy was returned to the trader with a " guia , " or clearance . The guia ... arriving , then he was taxed double the duty levied on his goods . But at last , if he had his papers , the trader ...
... arrived . The invoice was stamped , and a copy was returned to the trader with a " guia , " or clearance . The guia ... arriving , then he was taxed double the duty levied on his goods . But at last , if he had his papers , the trader ...
Page 702
... arrived , and whiskey juleps could be had at the bars . An American vaudeville company , true to the tradition of the pioneer theatre , appeared and occupied the old Spanish opera house , playing to a " most motley audience ...
... arrived , and whiskey juleps could be had at the bars . An American vaudeville company , true to the tradition of the pioneer theatre , appeared and occupied the old Spanish opera house , playing to a " most motley audience ...
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... arrive . There would hardly be time for training in the tactics of putting an army ashore for battle . The weather was foreboding - northers and high seas . But at last on January 22 , 1847 the build - up began . Worth arrived downriver ...
... arrive . There would hardly be time for training in the tactics of putting an army ashore for battle . The weather was foreboding - northers and high seas . But at last on January 22 , 1847 the build - up began . Worth arrived downriver ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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