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MONUMENT
HILL
THE SOMERVELL/ MIER EXPEDITION
"Soldiers
of Misfortune" |
Centennial
Monument
From "Monuments
Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence", State of Texas, 1938
Courtesy
Sarah
Reveley |
Centennial
Monument Description
From "Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence",
State of Texas, 1938
Courtesy Sarah
Reveley | | Two
exceptional books are available at the park's gift shop/museum dealing with this
misguided foray into Mexico in 1842. "Soldiers of Misfortune" by Sam
W. Haynes, and a 60.00 tome which could substitute for a blunt instrument is there
for the more than amateur historian. The author died before finishing the book
but his notes were edited and a second volume is planned. |
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1842
found Austin still receiving attacks from Comanches, Mexico with a standing army
bigger than the United States (even when they sat down), and a Texan Militia wherein
insubordination was considered a virtue. Mr. Haynes' detailed book reads faster
than a mystery. If you wanted to pique a young reader's interest in Texas History,
this could be the book. ...... The Sommervell-Mier
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