The Mexican War Correspondence of Richard Smith Elliott (American Exploration and Travel Series)
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Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Elliott was a printer by trade, a lawyer by profession, and interested in public service throughout his life. He was part of the Volunteers raised in St. Louis that went to Santa Fe and occupied New Mexico.
s the authors note in their excellent introduction, this was America's first war that gained foreign territory (Indian wars and General Jackson's operations in Florida not counted). They are careful students of Elliott's career and have found numerous period photos to illustrate this well-bound book. Index, bibliography, and extensive endnotes.
Obtaining microfilm of the St. Louis Reveille, where Lt. Elliott's dispatches were printed, was admittedly wonderful in compiling this book. One recalls that Mark Twain's writings published in various issues of Nevada Territory newspapers have not survived.
s the authors note in their excellent introduction, this was America's first war that gained foreign territory (Indian wars and General Jackson's operations in Florida not counted). They are careful students of Elliott's career and have found numerous period photos to illustrate this well-bound book. Index, bibliography, and extensive endnotes.
Obtaining microfilm of the St. Louis Reveille, where Lt. Elliott's dispatches were printed, was admittedly wonderful in compiling this book. One recalls that Mark Twain's writings published in various issues of Nevada Territory newspapers have not survived.
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