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 466
... started out months before , confiscated his whole catch . If he resisted he was taken to Santa Fe and jailed , with official talk about the Mexican decree of 1824 that prohibited trapping by foreigners in Mexican territory . Since there ...
... started out months before , confiscated his whole catch . If he resisted he was taken to Santa Fe and jailed , with official talk about the Mexican decree of 1824 that prohibited trapping by foreigners in Mexican territory . Since there ...
Page 529
... started to the support of the Álamo but had turned back . While General Santa Anna was waiting for his reinforcements , and the bombardment continued , and the defenders of the mission tried to build their safety out of the rubble ...
... started to the support of the Álamo but had turned back . While General Santa Anna was waiting for his reinforcements , and the bombardment continued , and the defenders of the mission tried to build their safety out of the rubble ...
Page 711
... started up coveys of plover and sent bands of wild horses glaring and plunging away . One regiment met a Mexican driving his cart full of fresh melons to Matamoros , and in a few minutes , to his delight , bought his whole load at high ...
... started up coveys of plover and sent bands of wild horses glaring and plunging away . One regiment met a Mexican driving his cart full of fresh melons to Matamoros , and in a few minutes , to his delight , bought his whole load at high ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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