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 552
... turned against the national authority . Colonel Pérez was encountering troubles in maintaining his gov- ernment . Having no public monies with which to buy supplies for his presidial troops , he turned to the American traders who were ...
... turned against the national authority . Colonel Pérez was encountering troubles in maintaining his gov- ernment . Having no public monies with which to buy supplies for his presidial troops , he turned to the American traders who were ...
Page 593
... turned over the other turned , we always main- taining his leg in the same affectionate position . " When morning came Don Juan showed " a haggard countenance , " and all day watched anxiously for the requisition train to appear . It ...
... turned over the other turned , we always main- taining his leg in the same affectionate position . " When morning came Don Juan showed " a haggard countenance , " and all day watched anxiously for the requisition train to appear . It ...
Page 875
... turned up off his face , it could be turned down to protect him from the pressing light of the sky under which he spent all day . Around his neck he wore a bandana of tough silk . It served many purposes . Tied over his face it filtered ...
... turned up off his face , it could be turned down to protect him from the pressing light of the sky under which he spent all day . Around his neck he wore a bandana of tough silk . It served many purposes . Tied over his face it filtered ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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American animals Armijo arms army arrived artillery bank battle brought Brownsville Camargo camp Canales canyon Captain Carranza cattle cavalry Chihuahua citizens Coahuila Colonel colony command cow boy crossed desert Díaz Doniphan Eagle Pass El Paso enemy fight fire forces Fort Bliss Fort Craig frontier garrison gave Governor Gulf heard horse hundred Indians infantry killed knew land later Magoffin Manuel Armijo Matamoros ment Mexican Mexico City Mier miles Monterrey mountains moved nation night officers once Pancho Villa party Paso plain Point Isabel prairies President Presidio prisoners pueblos Republic rifle river road Saltillo San Antonio Santa Anna Santa Fe seemed sent settlers Socorro soldiers soon Spanish Stephen Austin Taos Taylor territory Texans Texas thousand tion took town traders trail trappers troops turned United upriver Veracruz Villa volunteers wagons wrote York