Peck, John James
Sign of the eagle; a view of Mexico 1830-1855 John James peck; Foreword by Richard F. Pourade; Lithographs by John Phillips, Carl Nebel, Daniel Thomas Egerton, Casimiro Castro and D. P. Whiting - San Diego, CA Union-Tribune Pub. 1970 - 168 p - A Copley book .
Aransas Bay --
St. Joseph's Island --
Corpus Christi --
Camp on the Rio Grande --
To Fort Polk at Point Isabel --
Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma --
Matamoros --
Advance into Mexico --
Camargo --
Cerralvo --
Camp outside Monterrey --
Monterrey Falls --
Saltillo --
To Veracruz --
Veracruz --
Perote --
Puebla --
To Mexico City --
Battle of Churubusco --
Camp Tacubaya --
Battle of Molino del Rey and Casa Marta --
Battle of Chapultepec --
Halls of Montezuma --
The journey home --
A last farewell --
Conclusion --
Addenda --
About the art and the artists --
Sources and acknowledgments --
Index.
This beautiful volume combines the poignant letters of Lieutenant John James Peek, a soldier in the war with Mexico, and gorgeous 19th century
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973.628 Pec 15
Sign of the eagle; a view of Mexico 1830-1855 John James peck; Foreword by Richard F. Pourade; Lithographs by John Phillips, Carl Nebel, Daniel Thomas Egerton, Casimiro Castro and D. P. Whiting - San Diego, CA Union-Tribune Pub. 1970 - 168 p - A Copley book .
Aransas Bay --
St. Joseph's Island --
Corpus Christi --
Camp on the Rio Grande --
To Fort Polk at Point Isabel --
Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma --
Matamoros --
Advance into Mexico --
Camargo --
Cerralvo --
Camp outside Monterrey --
Monterrey Falls --
Saltillo --
To Veracruz --
Veracruz --
Perote --
Puebla --
To Mexico City --
Battle of Churubusco --
Camp Tacubaya --
Battle of Molino del Rey and Casa Marta --
Battle of Chapultepec --
Halls of Montezuma --
The journey home --
A last farewell --
Conclusion --
Addenda --
About the art and the artists --
Sources and acknowledgments --
Index.
This beautiful volume combines the poignant letters of Lieutenant John James Peek, a soldier in the war with Mexico, and gorgeous 19th century
37023
--Mexico--1821-1861--Mexico--Mexico
973.628 Pec 15