The Somervell and Mier Expeditions of 1842, culminating in the famous "black bean episode" in which Texas prisoners drew white or black beans to determine who would be executed by their Mexican captors, still capture the public imagination in Texas. But were the Texans really martyrs in a glorious cause, or undisciplined soldiers defying their own government? How did the Mier Expedition affect the border disputes between the Texas Republic and Mexico? What role did Texas President Sam Houston play? These are the questions that Sam Haynes addresses in this very readable book, which includes many dramatic excerpts from the diaries and letters of expedition participants.
- ISBN10 0292751184
- ISBN13 9780292751187
- Publish Date 28 June 2000 (first published 1 March 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 October 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Texas Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 268
- Language English