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Excerpt from Philip Nolan''s Friends: A Story of the Change of Western EmpireHE war with Spain compels us, whether we wish to or not, to look back on our early history.It compel… Mehr…

Excerpt from Philip Nolan''s Friends: A Story of the Change of Western EmpireHE war with Spain compels us, whether we wish to or not, to look back on our early history.It compels us to ask why the population of the southwestern part of the United States disbelieves Spain, distrusts her, and is delighted to make war with her.As I believe, the cause of this hatred and want of confidence is in the history which follows in the reader''s hands. In the year 1801, Philip Nolan, a citizen of Kentucky, had organized a company of nearly twenty Southwestern men to go into Texas on a commission from the Spanish Governor of Orleans. On the 22d of March, 1801, this same Philip Nolan was killed by the Spanish Governor of Texas, who knew that he had the pass of the Spanish Governor of Orleans. His comrades were taken prisoners, and languished in New Mexico for the next ten years. In 1807 they were made to throw dice for their lives, and Ephraim Blackburn, who threw the lowest cast, was taken out and shot. This was done to men who were in Texas on their legitimate business, with the authority of the King of Spain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Edward E. Hale, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, Philip Nolan's Friends: A Story of the Change of Western Empire (Classic Reprint) Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction, 1KG Limited<

ISBN: 9780266380030

Hardback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from Philip Nolan's Friends: A Story of the Change of Western Empire HE war with Spain compels us, whether we wish to or not, to look back on our … Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from Philip Nolan's Friends: A Story of the Change of Western Empire HE war with Spain compels us, whether we wish to or not, to look back on our early history. It compels us to ask why the population of the southwestern part of the United States disbelieves Spain, distrusts her, and is delighted to make war with her. As I believe, the cause of this hatred and want of confidence is in the history which follows in the reader's hands. In the year 1801, Philip Nolan, a citizen of Kentucky, had organized a company of nearly twenty Southwestern men to go into Texas on a commission from the Spanish Governor of Orleans. On the 22d of March, 1801, this same Philip Nolan was killed by the Spanish Governor of Texas, who knew that he had the pass of the Spanish Governor of Orleans. His comrades were taken prisoners, and languished in New Mexico for the next ten years. In 1807 they were made to throw dice for their lives, and Ephraim Blackburn, who threw the lowest cast, was taken out and shot. This was done to men who were in Texas on their legitimate business, with the authority of the King of Spain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Fiction<