Ride with the eagle
Subtitle: the expedition of the First Missouri in the war with Mexico, 1846
By: Maps by Jean Paul Tremblay
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: 1962
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Description: An account of the little-known Doniphan's Expedition of the Mexican War. Reconstructed from diaries, the adventures and accomplishments of one thousand men from Missouri, The First Missouri are recounted. Hunger, thirst, cold, heat and distance were their worst enemies. They had no supply line and little communication from their government yet they secured the southwest for their country.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 191.