Charles D. Poston’s 1854 Exploration of Mexico and the Gadsden Purchase
by
C. Gilbert Storms
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
In 1854, funded by a syndicate of San Francisco businessmen, Charles D. Poston and a party of twenty-five men launched an expedition from San Francisco to Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico, before trekking north into Arizona and returning to California. Reconnaissance in Sonora brings to light Poston’s...