2369310A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War, 1846-1847https://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-concise-history-of-the-mormon-battalion-in-the-mexican-war-1846-1847-9781839745904/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3737732/e8af33dd-41d6-4df2-8b72-53d7a9f330cb.jpg?v=6383858014501300008282MXNBarakaldo BooksInStock/Ebooks/<p>Tylers narrative has long been considered the authoritative work on this heroic battalion of Mormon volunteers. The battalion, numbering about 500 men, was organized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in July 1846. After reaching Santa Fe, they headed to California following the Gila River. They experienced, as reflected in Tylers vividly written account, a journey filled with unbelievable hardship. Thirst, starvation, heat, and freezing cold were their constant companions." The reached San Diego in January 1847 and, though they never saw combat, they "established Fort Moore in Los Angeles and strengthened the American hold on California. In addition to telling the story of the trek west, Tyler provides and important overview of the bitter rivalry between Stephen Watts Kearny and John C. Fremont for political control of newly conquered California; life in the pueblos of San Diego and Los Angeles; the return journey to Salt Lake City; and the role of several Battalion Boys who were at Sutters Mill on that fateful January 1848 morning when John Marshall discovered gold."Zamorano 80</p>...2305088A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War, 1846-18478282https://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-concise-history-of-the-mormon-battalion-in-the-mexican-war-1846-1847-9781839745904/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3737732/e8af33dd-41d6-4df2-8b72-53d7a9f330cb.jpg?v=638385801450130000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20209781839745904_W3siaWQiOiJhNWI3NjA2Yy1hNjRkLTQ3MjgtODNmNi0zZmNhMGI3MzQxNTEiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjc1LCJkaXNjb3VudCI6MCwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjo3NSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTEtMDlUMTY6MDA6MDBaIiwidG8iOiIyMDI0LTExLTMwVDIzOjU5OjU5WiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9LHsiaWQiOiI2MzNkNWM5Ni1iYzhhLTRmYWUtODhhNS03Nzk0MzkyYjQ1ZmIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjgwLCJkaXNjb3VudCI6MCwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjo4MCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781839745904_<p>Tylers narrative has long been considered the authoritative work on this heroic battalion of Mormon volunteers. The battalion, numbering about 500 men, was organized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in July 1846. After reaching Santa Fe, they headed to California following the Gila River. They experienced, as reflected in Tylers vividly written account, a journey filled with unbelievable hardship. Thirst, starvation, heat, and freezing cold were their constant companions. The reached San Diego in January 1847 and, though they never saw combat, they established Fort Moore in Los Angeles and strengthened the American hold on California. In addition to telling the story of the trek west, Tyler provides and important overview of the bitter rivalry between Stephen Watts Kearny and John C. Fremont for political control of newly conquered California; life in the pueblos of San Diego and Los Angeles; the return journey to Salt Lake City; and the role of several Battalion Boys who were at Sutters Mill on that fateful January 1848 morning when John Marshall discovered gold.Zamorano 80</p>9781839745904_Barakaldo Bookslibro_electonico_5f29e118-26f2-3d34-9805-c7e41cd9c37f_9781839745904;9781839745904_9781839745904John TaylorInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingrooves-epub-6e2dd41a-3d45-4343-b168-b6f394cb05dd.epub2020-10-09T00:00:00+00:00Barakaldo Books