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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... took passage on river steamboats even though so many burst their boilers and sank on fire ; and the railroads - how you not only got cinders in your eyes from riding on them , but just from standing in your own field and watching them ...
... took passage on river steamboats even though so many burst their boilers and sank on fire ; and the railroads - how you not only got cinders in your eyes from riding on them , but just from standing in your own field and watching them ...
Page 848
... took animal form so that he would know what creature had blessed him , and whose feathers or fur or bone he must ... took their style . Dismounted they were awkward and sluggish , but the moment they were on a horse they showed 1 every ...
... took animal form so that he would know what creature had blessed him , and whose feathers or fur or bone he must ... took their style . Dismounted they were awkward and sluggish , but the moment they were on a horse they showed 1 every ...
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... took active part . Each had a woman to dance with him . Leaving the firelight some vanished into the trembling shadows to make love , while men too old to accompany the raid told of their great days and struck drums for emphasis . The ...
... took active part . Each had a woman to dance with him . Leaving the firelight some vanished into the trembling shadows to make love , while men too old to accompany the raid told of their great days and struck drums for emphasis . The ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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