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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... valley farms . The Mexican ranchers , now territorial citi- zens of the United States , sent their remaining herds ... valley . Many suffered , for they had thrown away their tents to make light their loads . The nights were hard . One ...
... valley farms . The Mexican ranchers , now territorial citi- zens of the United States , sent their remaining herds ... valley . Many suffered , for they had thrown away their tents to make light their loads . The nights were hard . One ...
Page 888
... valley to graze their small herds , they recreated the scene of slow water , bounteous cottonwood tree and earthen house that was so familiar in the river's New Mexican passage . They looked no farther for treasures of the earth . In ...
... valley to graze their small herds , they recreated the scene of slow water , bounteous cottonwood tree and earthen house that was so familiar in the river's New Mexican passage . They looked no farther for treasures of the earth . In ...
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... Valley of Mexico , 777 Valley of Oaxaca , Marquis of the . See Cortés Valley of the San Juan , 776 valleys , 5 Valverde , New Mexico , 546 Valverde Mesa , 735 , 742 , 743 , 744 , 746 , 812 battle of , 824-26 Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de ...
... Valley of Mexico , 777 Valley of Oaxaca , Marquis of the . See Cortés Valley of the San Juan , 776 valleys , 5 Valverde , New Mexico , 546 Valverde Mesa , 735 , 742 , 743 , 744 , 746 , 812 battle of , 824-26 Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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