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 630
... seemed to enlighten the people even while giving them a thin authority in obscure affairs , which they could display with elegance . Among the most gratifying of these were phrenology and its offshoots , which seemed to provide a ...
... seemed to enlighten the people even while giving them a thin authority in obscure affairs , which they could display with elegance . Among the most gratifying of these were phrenology and its offshoots , which seemed to provide a ...
Page 673
... seemed secure . Captain Walker was glad to be able to take such good news back to Point Isabel . In his turn he described to Major Brown how coming overland he had found the country " literally filled " with Mexicans . To communicate ...
... seemed secure . Captain Walker was glad to be able to take such good news back to Point Isabel . In his turn he described to Major Brown how coming overland he had found the country " literally filled " with Mexicans . To communicate ...
Page 734
... seemed " well pleased with the change of government . " At Albu- querque the General called on Mrs. Manuel Armijo , who seemed to be " a good - looking woman and rather cheerful . " Another traveller saw her a little while afterward as ...
... seemed " well pleased with the change of government . " At Albu- querque the General called on Mrs. Manuel Armijo , who seemed to be " a good - looking woman and rather cheerful . " Another traveller saw her a little while afterward as ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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