Travels and Adventures in Mexico: In the Course of Journeys of Upward of 2500 Miles, Performed on Foot ; Giving an Account of the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Agricultural and Mineral Resources of that CountryExperiences of the author in the Mexican war and after his capture near Monterey in 1847. |
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