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 540
... returned to the Texan owners ; that Texan independence should be recognized ; that President Santa Anna should be returned safely to Veracruz ; and that , as the boundary between Mexico and Texas , the Rio Grande should be accepted ...
... returned to the Texan owners ; that Texan independence should be recognized ; that President Santa Anna should be returned safely to Veracruz ; and that , as the boundary between Mexico and Texas , the Rio Grande should be accepted ...
Page 816
... returned with both arrow and bullet . Twenty minutes , an hour , more or less , and the skirmish was over , with dead and wounded on both sides . Sometimes the greater part of the Indians escaped while the rest fought off the attack ...
... returned with both arrow and bullet . Twenty minutes , an hour , more or less , and the skirmish was over , with dead and wounded on both sides . Sometimes the greater part of the Indians escaped while the rest fought off the attack ...
Page 910
... returned to his train at El Paso . Noticing how nervous they seemed to be , he proposed a highball . They all took one , and after a deep drink one of the company said to the president , " Thank God we're all out of Mexico and the day's ...
... returned to his train at El Paso . Noticing how nervous they seemed to be , he proposed a highball . They all took one , and after a deep drink one of the company said to the president , " Thank God we're all out of Mexico and the day's ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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