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 468
... faces - all but the mountain man . In his face there glared a starved animation . His heels made muffled thunder on the ground . The Mexican dances were set pieces , with evolutions and patterns . He did not heed them . He threw himself ...
... faces - all but the mountain man . In his face there glared a starved animation . His heels made muffled thunder on the ground . The Mexican dances were set pieces , with evolutions and patterns . He did not heed them . He threw himself ...
Page 528
... face of the grand issue that was about to be settled by force of arms . But he pressed forward , expecting to fall upon the rebels in San Antonio just before dawn on February twenty - second in a stunning surprise . His plan was ruined ...
... face of the grand issue that was about to be settled by force of arms . But he pressed forward , expecting to fall upon the rebels in San Antonio just before dawn on February twenty - second in a stunning surprise . His plan was ruined ...
Page 859
... face to face with the realities of their northern boundary . For nearly thirty years after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , and forty after the Texan revolution , they continued to view the lands divided by the river as one grand unit ...
... face to face with the realities of their northern boundary . For nearly thirty years after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , and forty after the Texan revolution , they continued to view the lands divided by the river as one grand unit ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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