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 667
... light blue ; the officers , dark blue frock coats and light blue trousers with braid . In the artillery was vested most of the dash and prestige of United States arms . Taylor had four twelve - pounder howitzers that threw shell , and ...
... light blue ; the officers , dark blue frock coats and light blue trousers with braid . In the artillery was vested most of the dash and prestige of United States arms . Taylor had four twelve - pounder howitzers that threw shell , and ...
Page 798
... lights the plains like the timid doubtful twi- light ? And those majestic palm - trees , whose graceful branches gently poise themselves against the clear sky , seeming as if at night - time they bear fruit of fire , suspended from ...
... lights the plains like the timid doubtful twi- light ? And those majestic palm - trees , whose graceful branches gently poise themselves against the clear sky , seeming as if at night - time they bear fruit of fire , suspended from ...
Page 851
... light as signal fires when the time came . They stood guard night after night as the moon rose later and fuller , until in its fall of turquoise light the whole fantasy of the rocky night seemed visible in sharpest detail and distance ...
... light as signal fires when the time came . They stood guard night after night as the moon rose later and fuller , until in its fall of turquoise light the whole fantasy of the rocky night seemed visible in sharpest detail and distance ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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