Bryant P Tilden (9 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Notes on the Upper Rio Grande: Explored in the Months of October and November, 1846, on Board the U.S. Steamer Major Brown, Commanded by Capt. Mark S. Book.

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An important and rare account of a mission undertaken during the Mexican-American War to determine the feasibility of opening steamboat communications with Presidio Rio Grande, which was a point of intersection on the Rio Grande for traffic between Monclova and San Antonio. Tilden and his party started from Camargo, at the mouth of the Rio San Juan, on October 1, 1846, less than one week after the Battle of Monterrey, and travelled almost 300 miles up the Rio Grande to the Presidio. From Laredo it was necessary to travel by horseback. This pamphlet gives an account of the journey, with descriptions of the region and many towns along the route, including Laredo, Mier, and Presidio de Rio Grande. Not in Tutorow. GRAFF 4151. RAINES, p.206. HOWES T264. SABIN 95817. GARRETT, p.144. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards. Titlepage a bit foxed, slight stains. A very good copy of the text. This copy lacks the nine folding maps.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Title: Notes on the upper Rio Grande: explored in the months of October and November, 1846, on board the U.S. steamer Major Brown, commanded by Capt. Mark Sterling, of Pittsburgh: by order of Major General Patterson.Author: Bryant P TildenPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: 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 identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03431500CollectionID: CTRG00-B1671PublicationDate: 18470101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: v, 7-32 p., 9 pages of plates: fold. maps, charts; 24 cm.…