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 515
... sent word that “ all will go right . " Lesser ques- tions of tariffs , mails , and establishment of local courts were , in gov- ernment's timeless gestures , referred to appropriate offices for study . Eager to be off , Austin told the ...
... sent word that “ all will go right . " Lesser ques- tions of tariffs , mails , and establishment of local courts were , in gov- ernment's timeless gestures , referred to appropriate offices for study . Eager to be off , Austin told the ...
Page 607
... sent orders through Secretary of War Marcy to General Taylor at Corpus Christi to march for the Rio Grande . It was a wet winter on the Gulf Coast . The American troops were delighted when a new indoor diversion was ready for them - an ...
... sent orders through Secretary of War Marcy to General Taylor at Corpus Christi to march for the Rio Grande . It was a wet winter on the Gulf Coast . The American troops were delighted when a new indoor diversion was ready for them - an ...
Page 758
... sent by Scott to Taylor had been intercepted , its officer courier killed , and its contents hurried on to Santa Anna . The copy that eventually reached Taylor was sent to him by Butler . General Taylor at once saw the implications of ...
... sent by Scott to Taylor had been intercepted , its officer courier killed , and its contents hurried on to Santa Anna . The copy that eventually reached Taylor was sent to him by Butler . General Taylor at once saw the implications of ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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