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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... side of the road to move forward in support of the artillery . The artillery flew , and working hard under the beating sun the cannoneers pulled off their clothes to their breeches and let go with ter- ribly sustained fire . The ...
... side of the road to move forward in support of the artillery . The artillery flew , and working hard under the beating sun the cannoneers pulled off their clothes to their breeches and let go with ter- ribly sustained fire . The ...
Page 856
... side was far more populous than the Texan side , and , said a Texan witness before Congress , " We are not so foolish but that we know that a war with Mexico , unless premedi- tated and our Government fully prepared for it , would ...
... side was far more populous than the Texan side , and , said a Texan witness before Congress , " We are not so foolish but that we know that a war with Mexico , unless premedi- tated and our Government fully prepared for it , would ...
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... side - canyons entering through " pin- nacled and terraced cream - colored walls . " It was the Little Mariscal Canyon , and was soon succeeded by Big Mariscal Canyon , of similar character . The voyagers saw in it " a Rocky Mountain ...
... side - canyons entering through " pin- nacled and terraced cream - colored walls . " It was the Little Mariscal Canyon , and was soon succeeded by Big Mariscal Canyon , of similar character . The voyagers saw in it " a Rocky Mountain ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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