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Subasta 902, Lote # 86 AC1847 - Thorpe, Thomas Bangs. Our Army at Monterey. Being a Correct Account of the Proceedings and Events which Occurred to the "Army of Occupation" under the Command of Major General Taylor, from the Time of Leaving Matamoros to the Surrender of Monterey. With a Description of the Three Days' Battle and the Storming of Monterey: The Ceremonies Attending the Surrender: Together with the Particulars of the Capitulation. Illustrated by a View of the City, and a Map Drawn by Lieut. Benjamin, U. S. A. Philadelphia: Published by Carey and Hart, 1848.
8o. marquilla 204 p. Tres láminas: Portada grabada, "Entry Into Monterey" y "City of Monterey". Mapa plegado: "Monterey and Its Approaches. From a Map Drawn by Lieut. Benjamin, U.S.A. and Engraved Expressly for "Our Army at Monterey", 18.7 x 13.5 cm. Lomo deteriorado, faltante en tercio medio. Encuadernado en pasta dura.
Narración pormenorizada de los hechos antes, durante y después de la Batalla de Monterrey. Así mismo menciona un curioso caso donde soldados mexicanos y americanos se congregaron para atender la misa de un reverendo, con notas sobre la población y la vida social en Monterrey, sus edificios, industria y forma de vida, descrita como "altamente refinada".
Estimado $10,000-12,000
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