A Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan.

by Frank S. Edwards

A campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Frank S Gale, Sabin Americana Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition ++++ Huntington 18470101 Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to 184 p., [1] leaf of plates (fold.): fold. map

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1847

Reviews

[Bob]

In the preface, William Cullen Bryant compares the expedition to Xenophon's, which seems like a stretch, but Edwards' observations of a truly remarkable military journey are fresh and outspoken, frequently bigoted. Some things he found exotic now seem everyday, and it's interesting to consider these. While camped at the bull ring in Chihuahua:
"I did not see a gentlemanly dog in all Mexico. The pet dogs are called "Comanche:" but why I know not. They are without any hair, and of a dark slate color; and to me, the nastiest animals I know of to look at or to feel. And as to the dogs in general, I should advise a traveller never to stir out without a revolving pistol." (p. 125)

[Roger Burk]

This is simply lightly edited journal entries, but quite interesting for what it is. It includes observations on people, manners, wildlife, geography, architecture, etc. Edwards enlisted as a one-year volunteer in the Missouri militia. He marched (or rode) from Ft. Leavenworth to Santa Fe, Albuquerque, El Paso, Chihuahua, Buena Vista, and Monterey, fighting in two small battles along the way, then took ship for New Orleans and home. He generally thinks little of Mexicans, finding them dirty and impoverished, except for some of the senoritas with lovely large eyes. He especially scorns the cold-blooded murderous brutality of the Texas Rangers.

[Helen]

An interesting document which shows the deeply entrenched racism towards Mexicans and Native Americans, as well as a deep sympathy for them and an interesting first hand account of the southwest during this time.

[Avis Black]

A very readable and interesting account of the Doniphan Expedition. Edwards writes unusually well for an author from the mid-1800s.