MEMOIRS OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION; Including a Narrative of the Expedition of General Xavier Mina. With some observations on the practicability of opening a commerce between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, through the Mexican isthmus in the province of Oaxaca, and the Lake of Nicaragua, and on the future importance of such commerce to the civilized world, and more especially to the United States.
Philadelphia, (PA): Printed for the author by Lydia R. Bailey, 1820. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 396 pp. Sabin 72202. Howes R-380: “Chief contemporary authority on the audacious filibustering expedition against Mexico under Mina, launched with a handful of men, through Texas in 1817. Notable also for its advocacy of a communication between the Atlantic and Pacific through Nicaragua." American Imprints 3035. Raines, p. 176. Reese "Best of the West" 42: "Fine eyewitness account." Streeter Texas 1080. Endpapers stained, but a very good copy in an attractive recent binding. Late 20th-century contemporary style calf, gilt rules and leather label on spine. (11217). Item #65391
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