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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... four columns , and equipped with axes , iron bars and scaling ladders in addition to the usual arms , to swarm against the walls simultaneously from the points of the compass . The President would direct operations from the headquarters ...
... four columns , and equipped with axes , iron bars and scaling ladders in addition to the usual arms , to swarm against the walls simultaneously from the points of the compass . The President would direct operations from the headquarters ...
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... four years in the Infantry , who soon heard that the Texans were coming . In spite of what he knew , he ordered no extra precautions against surprise . " Great God , what brainless imbe- cility ! " exclaimed his post surgeon , who ...
... four years in the Infantry , who soon heard that the Texans were coming . In spite of what he knew , he ordered no extra precautions against surprise . " Great God , what brainless imbe- cility ! " exclaimed his post surgeon , who ...
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... four feet long and four and a half feet wide , with sides almost six feet high . They weighed four thousand pounds and carried a full load of seven thousand . On irregular roads they rocked steadily from side to side , until the weight ...
... four feet long and four and a half feet wide , with sides almost six feet high . They weighed four thousand pounds and carried a full load of seven thousand . On irregular roads they rocked steadily from side to side , until the weight ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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