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 503
... miles came to a dam of stone and brush that diverted the waters to the El Paso settlements for irrigation . Three miles farther loomed the tower of Guadalupe , at one corner of the plaza . Again the customs inspection delayed progress ...
... miles came to a dam of stone and brush that diverted the waters to the El Paso settlements for irrigation . Three miles farther loomed the tower of Guadalupe , at one corner of the plaza . Again the customs inspection delayed progress ...
Page 738
... miles inland . " We were lucky , " scribbled the German youth , " to find cornbread instead of bullets awaiting us . . . . " The residents were friendly , but charged " exorbitant prices for everything . " The Mexican officials sought ...
... miles inland . " We were lucky , " scribbled the German youth , " to find cornbread instead of bullets awaiting us . . . . " The residents were friendly , but charged " exorbitant prices for everything . " The Mexican officials sought ...
Page 832
... miles long and half a mile wide at its widest bordered the red , muddy stream . A fort was constructed and named after General Edwin V. Sumner , and there first the Mescalero Apaches and later the Navajos were gathered and guarded ...
... miles long and half a mile wide at its widest bordered the red , muddy stream . A fort was constructed and named after General Edwin V. Sumner , and there first the Mescalero Apaches and later the Navajos were gathered and guarded ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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