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487 pp. Illustrated with 13 steel-engraved plates (2 are battle plans, 1 of which is folding); tissue guards. (8vo) original blindstamped green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition.

Leading first-hand authority on the last of the raiding expeditions from Texas into the area south of the Nueces River during the days of the Republic of Texas. Jenkins calls it "The most important account of the tragic Texan expedition against Mier and the drawing of the black beans, this is also one of the most vitriolic Texas books." Raines declares it "One of the best war histories of that period, and as fascinating as a romance, with incidents of soldier life on the march, in the battle, and in prison and drawings from life by Charles McLaughlin, a fellow prisoner. Bitter towards President Houston, but gives the reasons, and the reader must judge for himself". According to Graff the author "was particularly bitter toward Sam Houston and believed Houston was responsible for the deaths of those Americans shot as brigands." Graff 1643; Howes G371; Jenkins 80; Rader 1670; Raines p. 98; Sabin 28562; Streeter 1581.