American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
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... never worn ; ) the shirt open in the neck ; rich waistcoat , if any ; pantaloons wide , straight , and long , usually of velvet , velveteen , or broadcloth ; or else short breeches and white stockings . They wear the deer - skin shoe ...
... never worn ; ) the shirt open in the neck ; rich waistcoat , if any ; pantaloons wide , straight , and long , usually of velvet , velveteen , or broadcloth ; or else short breeches and white stockings . They wear the deer - skin shoe ...
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... never saw so much silver at one time in my life , as during the week that we were at Monterey . The truth is , they have no credit system , no banks , and no way of investing money but in cat- tle . They have no circulating medium but ...
... never saw so much silver at one time in my life , as during the week that we were at Monterey . The truth is , they have no credit system , no banks , and no way of investing money but in cat- tle . They have no circulating medium but ...
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... never to abandon the effort to reconquer the country ; " and added , " You , Sir , know very well that to sign a treaty for the alienation of Texas would be the same thing as signing the death - warrant of Mexico , " and went on to say ...
... never to abandon the effort to reconquer the country ; " and added , " You , Sir , know very well that to sign a treaty for the alienation of Texas would be the same thing as signing the death - warrant of Mexico , " and went on to say ...
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... never doubted for a moment about that . Public opinion in Mexico , to all practical purposes , means the opinion of the army , and the very last thing in the world which the army desires , is such nor do I believe that one Mexican in a ...
... never doubted for a moment about that . Public opinion in Mexico , to all practical purposes , means the opinion of the army , and the very last thing in the world which the army desires , is such nor do I believe that one Mexican in a ...
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... never yet heard a thief , arraigned for stealing a horse , plead that it was the best horse that he could find in the country ! We want California . What for ? Why , says the Senator from Michigan , we will have it ; and the Senator ...
... never yet heard a thief , arraigned for stealing a horse , plead that it was the best horse that he could find in the country ! We want California . What for ? Why , says the Senator from Michigan , we will have it ; and the Senator ...
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