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Page 62
... Mexico is to be on the next page of American history . . . and the page is turning . The war between the United States and Mexico , if you look at it in one way , was a historical melodrama with Texas appearing on the stage as a weeping ...
... Mexico is to be on the next page of American history . . . and the page is turning . The war between the United States and Mexico , if you look at it in one way , was a historical melodrama with Texas appearing on the stage as a weeping ...
Page 74
... Mexico should have soon come to an end . But the larger scheme of Mexican conquest was still in the background , and something had to be done in that direction . It was necessary to find a cause for a quarrel with Mexico . . . and this ...
... Mexico should have soon come to an end . But the larger scheme of Mexican conquest was still in the background , and something had to be done in that direction . It was necessary to find a cause for a quarrel with Mexico . . . and this ...
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... Mexico " shouted at his colonel . Grant turned around and said to a sergeant , " Put a gag in that man's mouth . " This was done . When the time came to let " Mexico " loose , Colonel Grant untied him with his own hands . " Now salute ...
... Mexico " shouted at his colonel . Grant turned around and said to a sergeant , " Put a gag in that man's mouth . " This was done . When the time came to let " Mexico " loose , Colonel Grant untied him with his own hands . " Now salute ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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