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Beale, Edward Fitzgerald
(Encyclopedia) Beale, Edward Fitzgerald, 1822–93, American frontiersman, b. District of Columbia. During the Mexican War, Beale was in California, where he aided Stephen W. Kearny in the battle of…Camino Real, El
(Encyclopedia) Camino Real, El [Span.,=The Royal Road]. There are Camino Reals in most former Spanish possessions, including four in former Spanish territory in the United States. Probably the best-…Beach, Moses Yale
(Encyclopedia) Beach, Moses Yale, 1800–1868, American journalist, b. Wallingford, Conn. As a young man he invented a rag-cutting machine and a gunpowder engine. In 1838 he bought the New York Sun…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Ballad On The American War
by Robert Burns Epitaph On My Ever Honoured FatherReply To An Announcement By J....Ballad On The American War Tune-"Killiecrankie." When Guilford good our pilot stood An'…Quotes from Famous Native Americans
Sherman Alexie Related Links American Indian Tribes Glossary of American Indian Terms Indian Languages Spoken at Home Facts About American Indians Today American Indian…Guzmán, Martín Luis
(Encyclopedia) Guzmán, Martín LuisGuzmán, Martín Luismärtēnˈ l&oomacr;ēsˈ g&oomacr;smänˈ [key], 1887–1977, Mexican novelist and journalist. Guzmán worked as a journalist during the Mexican…Contreras
(Encyclopedia) ContrerasContreraskōntrāˈräs [key], village, central Mexico, near Mexico City, site of an important battle (Aug. 19–20, 1847) of the Mexican War. Gen. Winfield Scott, continuing his…The Revolutionary War
Conflicts increase between colonists and Britain on western frontier because of royal edict limiting western expansion (1763) and regulation of colonial trade and increased taxation of…Burleson, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Burleson, Edward, 1798–1851, pioneer of Texas, b. Buncombe co., N.C. After living in Tennessee and serving under Andrew Jackson in the war against the Creek (1813–14), he moved to…The War of 1812
Also see the encyclopedia entry on the War of 1812 British interference with American trade, impressment of American seamen, and “War Hawks” drive for western expansion lead to war. American…Trending
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