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Trails of Historic New Mexico
Routes Used by Indian, Spanish and American Travelers through 1886
Häftad, 2009
502 kr
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This is a survey of the major historic trails of New Mexico and other parts of the American Southwest. These trails were used by Indians, prospectors, soldiers, buffalo hunters, immigrants, and cattle and sheep drovers, and, unlike other, more famous Western trails, were used as a network of …
Mercenaries in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Häftad, 2013
384 kr
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In medieval and Renaissance Europe, mercenaries--professional soldiers who fought for money or other rewards--played violent, colorful, international roles in warfare, but they have received relatively little scholarly attention. In this book a large number of vignettes portray their activities in …
California Campaigns of the U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848
Häftad, 2015
376 kr
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For the Mexican government to go to war with its more powerful northern neighbor in 1846 was folly. Mexico surrendered to the United States more than half a million square miles of territory, contributing to a legacy of distrust and bitterness towards the U.S. that has never entirely dissipated.The …
Californios
A History, 1769-1890
Häftad, 2017
384 kr
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Before the Gold Rush of 1848-1858, Alta (Upper) California was an isolated cattle frontier--and home to a colorful group of Spanish-speaking, non-indigenous people known as Californios. Profiting from the forced labor of large numbers of local Indians, they carved out an almost feudal way of life, …
Historic Nevada Waters
Four Rivers, Three Lakes, Past and Present
Häftad, 2019
686 kr
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The Great Basin is a hydrographic region that includes most of Nevada and parts of five other Western states. The histories of four of the Western rivers of the Great Basin--the Walker, the Truckee, the Carson and the Humboldt--are explored in this book, along with three of the western lakes of the …
Overland Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi West
Expeditions and Writers of the American Frontier
Häftad, 2020
535 kr
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In 1528, the Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and his three companions were shipwrecked and, looking for help, began an eight-year trek through the deserts of the American West. Over three centuries later, the four "Great Surveys" in the United States were consolidated into the U.S. …
Medieval Monks and Monasteries
Häftad, 2023
474 kr
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The Middle Ages in Western Europe extended from roughly 500 to 1500 c.e. During these thousand years, hundreds of monastic communities were founded and played important roles in religious, economic, social, literary and even military realms. Each had different emphases and goals, ranging from …
