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 522
... rolling hills and past green meadow- lands threaded by bright little creeks to San Antonio , where he would hold consultations with Colonel Ugartechea . He hardly reached there 522 Book Three : The Mexican Rio Grande.
... rolling hills and past green meadow- lands threaded by bright little creeks to San Antonio , where he would hold consultations with Colonel Ugartechea . He hardly reached there 522 Book Three : The Mexican Rio Grande.
Page 530
... meadow sounds , the low rattle of frogs in the river , and the random stirrings of bivouacs where many men and ... meadows about San Antonio , and the massive attack began , the army in all its four approaches was met with tremendous ...
... meadow sounds , the low rattle of frogs in the river , and the random stirrings of bivouacs where many men and ... meadows about San Antonio , and the massive attack began , the army in all its four approaches was met with tremendous ...
Page 577
... meadow when a cloudburst fell . They slept till dawn in the rain and after two more hours on the trail reached the village of San Miguel which was now teeming with the Governor's soldiery . The pris- oners were confined in a house on ...
... meadow when a cloudburst fell . They slept till dawn in the rain and after two more hours on the trail reached the village of San Miguel which was now teeming with the Governor's soldiery . The pris- oners were confined in a house on ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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