Bridges Texas History: The disastrous Red River Expedition, Part 2
The Red River Expedition of 1806 was supposed to be another in a string of scientific triumphs for the United States as it ...
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John Wesley Powell's First Expedition Down the Colorado River
The red sand-stone rises on either side ... July 3 -- Mouth of the Uinta River, Unknown to the men on the expedition, "The Chicago Tribune" publishes a fabricated account of a tragic end to ...
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Bridges Texas History: The disastrous Red River Expedition, Part 2
The Red River Expedition of 1806, intended to be a scientific triumph for the United States, ended in failure due to a betrayal. Spanish forces, acting on Wilkinson's intelligence, intercepted the ...