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 527
... river . By such means it was learned that the Texans , after much dissension in their own councils , were preparing to mount an expedition against Matamoros . To do so they made a deci- sion that could only be satisfying to the ...
... river . By such means it was learned that the Texans , after much dissension in their own councils , were preparing to mount an expedition against Matamoros . To do so they made a deci- sion that could only be satisfying to the ...
Page 591
... river to the town's other part . The volunteers " felt they were badly humbugged , " and sarcastically spoke of " the siege of Laredo . " Dissatisfaction with the campaign grew . Somervell first encamped his men a mile above Laredo ...
... river to the town's other part . The volunteers " felt they were badly humbugged , " and sarcastically spoke of " the siege of Laredo . " Dissatisfaction with the campaign grew . Somervell first encamped his men a mile above Laredo ...
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... river had always been in touch with mountains ; but they lay generally parallel to its course . In the Big Bend the river encoun- tered mountains in a new and extraordinary way ; for they lay , chain after chain of them , directly ...
... river had always been in touch with mountains ; but they lay generally parallel to its course . In the Big Bend the river encoun- tered mountains in a new and extraordinary way ; for they lay , chain after chain of them , directly ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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