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From the Halls of the Montezumas: Mexican War dispatches from James L. Freaner, writing under the pen name "Mustang"

edited by Alan D. Gaff and Donald H. Gaff
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, [2019]
Related Series:
War and the Southwest series; no. 14

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Summary:
"Book is a collection of the newspaper articles by James L. Freaner for the New Orleans Delta newspaper, sent from the Mexican American War during 1847-1848. The editors have added historical context and notes"-- [Provided by publisher]
Table of Contents:
  • Freaner at War
  • Notes on the Text
  • Capture of Vera Cruz
  • Advance of the Army
  • Battles for Mexico City
  • Establishment of Martial Law
  • Occupation Duty
  • A War in Name Only
  • No End to the Occupation
  • Waiting for Peace
  • Last Days in Mexico
  • Freaner after the War.
Author/Creator:
Mustang (War correspondent), 1817-1852 , author
Contributors:
Gaff, Alan D. , editor
Gaff, Donald H., 1970- , editor
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
From the Halls of the Montezumas: Mexican War dispatches from James L. Freaner, writing under the pen name "Mustang" [by Mustang, (War correspondent)]
Related Series:
War and the Southwest series; no. 14
Subjects:
Freaner, James L., 1817-1852
Chapultepec, Battle of, Mexico City, Mexico, 1847 — Personal narratives, American
Mexican War, 1846-1848 — Personal narratives, American
Mexican War, 1846-1848 — Campaigns — Mexico
Mexican War, 1846-1848 — Journalists — Biography
Mexican War, 1846-1848 — Journalism, Military
Battle of Chapultepec (Mexico City, Mexico : 1847)
Mexican War (1846-1848)
1846-1848
Journalists
Journalism, Military
Military campaigns
Mexico
United States
Genres:
Personal narratives — American
Biographies
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description:
477 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Call Numbers:
E406.C47 M87 2019
ISBNs:
9781574417678 (cloth)
1574417673
9781574417777 (ebook) [Invalid]
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2019021672
OCLC Numbers:
1107104879