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 458
... passed , the republicans of Veracruz won the ear of other Mexicans ; and though the Emperor sent forces against them at Jalapa that defeated Santa Anna there , the nation had heard with eagerness of the uprising , and as fast as they ...
... passed , the republicans of Veracruz won the ear of other Mexicans ; and though the Emperor sent forces against them at Jalapa that defeated Santa Anna there , the nation had heard with eagerness of the uprising , and as fast as they ...
Page 640
... passed into current use . Stump speakers flung them back at their creators ; they were picked up by news- papers ; and in time passed into general acceptance as correct . It was a language that sought understanding at the level of least ...
... passed into current use . Stump speakers flung them back at their creators ; they were picked up by news- papers ; and in time passed into general acceptance as correct . It was a language that sought understanding at the level of least ...
Page 902
... passed so much canyon and desert in which there was none , the travellers began to see animal life . A lizard ; two immense ravens , " half - hopping , half - flying " ; beaver slides on the banks : three deer ; blue quail ; a ...
... passed so much canyon and desert in which there was none , the travellers began to see animal life . A lizard ; two immense ravens , " half - hopping , half - flying " ; beaver slides on the banks : three deer ; blue quail ; a ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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