A Brave Boy and a Good Soldier Educator's Guide: John C. C. Hill and the Texas Expedition to Mier

by Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson and Jana Magruder

Shortly before his fourteenth birthday, John Christopher Columbus Hill left home with his father and older brother to join the ill-fated 1842 Texas expedition to Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to end any questions over ownership of Texas. The story of John Hill's capture and subsequent adoption by President Antonio L pez de Santa Anna is one of the most fascinating and curious to come out of this extraordinary episode in Texas history.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876112297
• ISBN13: 9780876112298
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7