The Mexican War Correspondence of Richard Smith Elliott John M Wood Over My Live Body

Over My Live Body

buckling under the pressure of so many secrets

Thelma Hulbert

Gilded Age details will be melded with historic menus and recipes updated for modern kitchens

The Mexican War Correspondence of Richard Smith Elliott John M Wood Over My Live BodyWhen General Stephen Watts Kearny's Army of the West marched into Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 18, 1846, Richard Smith Elliott, a young Missouri volunteer, was included in its ranks. In addition to Lieutenant Elliott's duties in the Laclede Rangers, he served as a regular correspondent to the St. Louis Reveille. An entertaining and educated observer, Elliott provided readers back home with an account of the grueling march over the famous Santa Fe