The next day, about nine o'clock, troops were discovered advancing along the prairie ridge in the direction of the Mexican encampment, which produced
Houston at the Brazos
The march to Harrisburg was effected through the greatest possible difficulties.Continuing The Texas Rebellion,with a selection from a speech by
Disaster at Goliad
Though the most gallant spirits were there with him, he remained in the situation all that night and the next day, when a flag of truce was presented;
The Texas Rebellion
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Defeat at the Alamo.IntroductionImagine a football game where one team
Cortez Meets the Captive Emperor
Today's installment concludes Cortez Captures the Aztec Capital,our selection from History of the Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott
“Let No Harm Come to My Wife and Followers.”
Cortés led his warlike array for the last time across the black and blasted environs which lay around the Indian capital.Continuing Cortes Captures
The First Assault on the Doomed City
As the Spaniards advanced, the Mexicans set up a fierce war-cry, and sent off clouds of arrows with their accustomed spirit, while the women and boys
Cortes Captures the Aztec Capital
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Amid the Ruins.IntroductionAs we pick up the story, Montezuma, the
Diaz Falls in Mexico – 6
Today's installment concludes Diaz Falls in Mexico,the name of our combined selection by Mrs. E.A. Tweedie and Dolores Butterfield. The concluding