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 453
... colony on the Brazos and Colorado rivers of coastal Texas . Eight families were there . A hundred fifty - one men were already at work making houses out of what they could find , and planting fields for the time when they could send for ...
... colony on the Brazos and Colorado rivers of coastal Texas . Eight families were there . A hundred fifty - one men were already at work making houses out of what they could find , and planting fields for the time when they could send for ...
Page 457
... colony that was his life's trouble and necessity . In Mexico waiting upon the distracted government he was a bachelor thirty years old . By November the Emperor's autocratic actions seemed on the way to acceptance , and the general colonies ...
... colony that was his life's trouble and necessity . In Mexico waiting upon the distracted government he was a bachelor thirty years old . By November the Emperor's autocratic actions seemed on the way to acceptance , and the general colonies ...
Page 489
... colony- " . His protest was effective . In a few weeks he was assured by General Mier y Terán that his colony was not indicated under the article affecting settlements in progress . But the rest of the Congressional act was to be ...
... colony- " . His protest was effective . In a few weeks he was assured by General Mier y Terán that his colony was not indicated under the article affecting settlements in progress . But the rest of the Congressional act was to be ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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