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This is a genuine story of discovery and discoverers in what was the northern frontier region of Mexico in the years prior to the Mexican Battle. In 1826, when the storyline begins, the region was claimed by both Mexico and america. Neither country understood much about the lands crossed by such rivers as the Guadalupe, Brazos, Nueces, Trinity, and Rio Grande. Jean Louis Berlandier, a French naturalist, was part of any team sent out by the Mexican Boundary Payment to explore the region. His role was to acquire specimens of flora and fauna and to record precise observations of the landscapes and peoples through which the exploring party journeyed. His observations, including sketches and paintings of vegetation, landmarks, and North american Indians, were the first compendium of methodical observations of the region to be accumulated and eventually released. Here, historian Russell Lawson says the story of the multinational expedition, using Berlandier's copious records as a means of conveying his view of the natural environment. Lawson's narrative we can peer over Berlandier's shoulder as he journeyed and noted his experience. Berlandier and Lawson show us an America that no more exists. The booklet is released by School of New Mexico Press.
