History of the Regaining of Texas, of the Mexican War, of
the Oregon Question; and of the Successive Additions
to the Territory in the United States within
the Continent of America, 1829-1867

By

Robert McNutt McElroy, Ph.D.

Edwards Professor of American History, Princeton University
Author of "Kentucky in the Nation's History," etc.

_8o. With Illustrations and Maps. $2.50_

This volume is designed as a continuation of Theodore Roosevelt's
well-known work, _The Winning of the West_. It begins with the history
of the Texas Revolution under General Sam Houston, tracing the origin of
that struggle to President Jackson's determination, so often announced
in his letters of that period, to "regain Texas, peaceably if we can,
forcibly if we must."

The author has had access to large collections of Jackson's letters,
most of which have never been published, and his treatment of the
subject is distinctly new.

The volume then traces the origin of the Mexico-American war, showing
from official documents that the declaration of war was not due to the
encounter between the forces of General Taylor and those of General
Arista on the banks of the Rio Grande, but had been positively decided
upon by President Polk and his Cabinet before the news of that
engagement reached Washington.

The Mexican War is treated in detail, the accounts of the battles being
based upon official documents and military reports.

The events leading up to the conquest of New Mexico and California, and
the settlement of the old controversy over the ownership of the Oregon
region, are treated as phases of the western movement. Then follows a
full discussion of the Compromise of 1850, and the volume closes with
the Purchase of Alaska.

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Mountaineering and
Exploration in the
Selkirks

A Record of Pioneer Work among the
Canadian Alps, 1908-1912

By Howard Palmer

Corresponding Member of the Geographical Society
of Philadelphia, Fellow of the Royal
Geographical Society

_With 219 Illustrations and 2 New Maps. $5.00_

A contribution to the description and history of a region that has been
sadly neglected. The author is the first to have surveyed and
photographed a large territory of the Selkirks, covering about 600
square miles in the northerly part. His superb photographs, some taken
from the top of the loftiest peaks, are a great addition to this
important and