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 454
... appearance in Mexico City . But if there were delays , he was patient . The Mexicans , absorbed with the thousand ... appeared that while the government was glad to hear him , his enter- prise , great as it might look to him , was but ...
... appearance in Mexico City . But if there were delays , he was patient . The Mexicans , absorbed with the thousand ... appeared that while the government was glad to hear him , his enter- prise , great as it might look to him , was but ...
Page 587
... appearing " on the stage in a linsey- Woolsey hunting shirt , and pantaloons , and an old wide - brimmed white . fur ... appeared and was sworn in in his fancy Indian leathered hunting shirt - probably more for the purpose of being in ...
... appearing " on the stage in a linsey- Woolsey hunting shirt , and pantaloons , and an old wide - brimmed white . fur ... appeared and was sworn in in his fancy Indian leathered hunting shirt - probably more for the purpose of being in ...
Page 644
... appeared in the context of democracy they spoke both to the people and for them . vii . light in the clearing By ... appearance of actors with their silky airs , their humbling literacy , their swagger and color , their way with women ...
... appeared in the context of democracy they spoke both to the people and for them . vii . light in the clearing By ... appearance of actors with their silky airs , their humbling literacy , their swagger and color , their way with women ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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