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 535
... crossed on the eleventh , at Thompson's Ferry . There he heard inter- esting information . At the town of Harrisburg ... crossing . The President resolved to reach Lynch's Ferry first , and when Houston's people came out of the swamp ...
... crossed on the eleventh , at Thompson's Ferry . There he heard inter- esting information . At the town of Harrisburg ... crossing . The President resolved to reach Lynch's Ferry first , and when Houston's people came out of the swamp ...
Page 671
... crossed the Rio Grande above Fort Texas . The move- ment was met at Carricitos Ranch by a scouting party of sixty - three men under Captain Seth Thorton . Eleven Americans were killed , several wounded , and the rest captured to be ...
... crossed the Rio Grande above Fort Texas . The move- ment was met at Carricitos Ranch by a scouting party of sixty - three men under Captain Seth Thorton . Eleven Americans were killed , several wounded , and the rest captured to be ...
Page 696
... crossed , cut free a number of boats and brought them back safely . The next two days were spent in examining the river for a suit- able crossing place . Upstream three or four miles there was a Mexican ferry that was operated by ...
... crossed , cut free a number of boats and brought them back safely . The next two days were spent in examining the river for a suit- able crossing place . Upstream three or four miles there was a Mexican ferry that was operated by ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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