Missionary Adventures in Texas and Mexico: A Personal Narrative of Six Years' Sojourn in Those RegionsIn the author's first journey, 1846-50, various points in Texas were visited; on his second sojourn, 1851-52, he made his headquarters at Brownsville, Tex., with visits to neighboring places in Texas and Mexico. |
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