Joseph Milton Nance: 2 books
Attack and Counterattack
The Texas-Mexican Frontier, 1842
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
It is 1842—a dramatic year in the history of Texas-Mexican relations. After five years of uneasy peace, of futile negotiations, of border raids and temporary, unofficial truces, a series of military actions upsets the precarious balance between the two countries. Once more the Mexican Army marches...
After San Jacinto
The Texas-Mexican Frontier, 1836-1841
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
The stage was set for conflict: The First Congress of the Republic of Texas had arbitrarily designated the Rio Grande as the boundary of the new nation. Yet the historic boundaries of Texas, under Spain and Mexico, had never extended beyond the Nueces River. Mexico, unwilling to acknowledge Texas...