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 678
... heard sudden discharges of muskets , and then bugles in the darkness sounding the charge , and all braced to meet ... heard the eighteen - pounders , or having heard them , could not for various reasons come back to the river ? And still ...
... heard sudden discharges of muskets , and then bugles in the darkness sounding the charge , and all braced to meet ... heard the eighteen - pounders , or having heard them , could not for various reasons come back to the river ? And still ...
Page 681
... heard sounds - little scraps of audible indignity , and then saw the mortal humility of men running for their lives , who had thrown away anything that would hinder their flight , the Mexican army of the north in rout and terror ...
... heard sounds - little scraps of audible indignity , and then saw the mortal humility of men running for their lives , who had thrown away anything that would hinder their flight , the Mexican army of the north in rout and terror ...
Page 924
... heard them report how they had crossed the border and spied upon Columbus . They said that most of the garrison were camping on guard near a ranch farther west , and that only a few American soldiers were at the Columbus post . She ...
... heard them report how they had crossed the border and spied upon Columbus . They said that most of the garrison were camping on guard near a ranch farther west , and that only a few American soldiers were at the Columbus post . She ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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