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From Presidio To The Pecos River. Surveying The United States-Mexico Boundary Along The Rio Grande 1852 And 1853 ORVILLE B. SHELBURNE

From Presidio To The Pecos River. Surveying The United States-Mexico Boundary Along The Rio Grande 1852 And 1853

ORVILLE B. SHELBURNE

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Publication: University of Oklahoma Press, 2020, Norman

First edition. 8vo. Color pictorial paper over boards, xxiv, 283 pp., foreword, preface, acknowledgments, introduction, illustrated, maps, appendices, chronology, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. An examination of the U. S. - Mexico Boundary Survey's scientific exploration of the Rio Grande in Texas from Presidio to the mouth of the Pecos River by two parties, one led by civilian surveyor M. T. W. Chandler in 1852, and the second by Lt. Nathaniel Michler in 1853. As new, unread copy without dust jacket, as issued.

Inventory Number: 47508

$40.00