A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Frank C. Pierce

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332511813 ISBN 13 : 9781332511815

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Witness the border history that shaped the Lower Rio Grande Valley during a volatile era. This nonfiction account covers how conflict and diplomacy intertwined along the Texas–Mexico border in the early 20th century, highlighting military mobilizations, border raids, and the complex responses of American and Mexican authorities. Through detailed narrative, readers gain a sense of the region’s dangers, decisions, and the communities living at the edge of two nations.

In these pages, you’ll follow the sequence of events from bandit activity to full-scale militia deployments, including crossing battles, punitive actions, and the tense exchanges between generals, patrols, and civilians. The account centers on the experiences of soldiers, rangers, and local residents as they navigated shifting lines of authority and the ever-present threat of further invasions.

• Key military actions and patrols along the border, with a focus on American responses.


• The roles of U.S. Army units, state militias, and local law enforcement in maintaining order.


• Diplomatic undertakings and how they influenced daily life on both sides of the river.

This edition is a focused look at a pivotal period in border history, ideal for readers interested in military history, U.S.–Mexico relations, and regional stories of resilience along the Rio Grande.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The present generation of Americans has known very little of that part of their country which lies along the Rio Grande and has had no realization of the ofttimes stirring scenes which have been enacted along their southern border. At different periods in the past the country has been stirred by the dramatic episodes and the conflicts growing out of the meeting of two entirely dissimilar peoples in that land of cactus and mesquite. But the present generation has known and thought little of that country until the conflict between these two races again blazed out and made the Rio Grande border once more a household topic in every village and every home in the United States. Strangely enough, there has been no connected historical statement of that region ever put in type or, so far as the writer knows, ever even written, and it has remained for Mr. Pierce to perform this service. Mr. Pierce has been a resident of Brownsville since 1859 and there is no one in all that long stretch bordering Mexico who has been in closer touch with the people of Mexico and with its customs and its language or has been a deeper student of its history on both sides of the river than Mr. Pierce. He, therefore, has performed a distinct service to the cause of history in thus putting into this little book the story, brief though it is. George Banta.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332511813
• ISBN 13: 9781332511815
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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