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MONUMENT
HILL
History
THE SOMERVELL/
MIER EXPEDITION
"Soldiers of Misfortune"
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Two exceptional
books are available at the park's gift shop/museum dealing with this
misguided foray into Mexico in 1842. "Soldiers of Misfortune"
by Sam W. Haynes is reasonably priced at 15.95 and a 60.00 tome which
could substitute for a blunt instrument is there for the more than
amateur historian. The author died before finishing the book but his
notes were edited and a second volume is planned.
1842 found Austin
still receiving attacks from Comanches, Mexico with a standing army
bigger than the United States (even when they sat down), and a Texan
Militia wherein insubordination was considered a virtue. Mr. Haynes'
detailed book reads faster than a mystery. If you wanted to pique
a young reader's interest in Texas History, this could be the book.
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Santa Anna as Foster Parent
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© John Troesser
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