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 575
... returned to town with several soldiers , went to the house of the American consul , entered , and " grievously insulted him striking him on the face . ” Mexican citizens gathered for the fun , but a few " of better dispositions ...
... returned to town with several soldiers , went to the house of the American consul , entered , and " grievously insulted him striking him on the face . ” Mexican citizens gathered for the fun , but a few " of better dispositions ...
Page 675
... returned by all batteries of the fort , until after an hour the enemy barrage ceased on both sides as if by prearrangement . Presently a Mexican informer , named Valdez , made his way to the gate of Fort Texas and asked to be admitted ...
... returned by all batteries of the fort , until after an hour the enemy barrage ceased on both sides as if by prearrangement . Presently a Mexican informer , named Valdez , made his way to the gate of Fort Texas and asked to be admitted ...
Page 816
... returned with both arrow and bullet . Twenty minutes , an hour , more or less , and the skirmish was over , with dead and wounded on both sides . Sometimes the greater part of the Indians escaped while the rest fought off the attack ...
... returned with both arrow and bullet . Twenty minutes , an hour , more or less , and the skirmish was over , with dead and wounded on both sides . Sometimes the greater part of the Indians escaped while the rest fought off the attack ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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