The diezmo

Description:

A novel based on the Mier Expedition follows two young men on an expedition to the Mexican border, during which they are captured in a raid on the Mexican village of Mier and end up as pawns in an international chess game that will determine the fate of Texas.

subjects: Prisoners of war,  Torture victims,  Fiction,  To 1846,  Americans,  Texan Mier Expedition (1842-1844),  History,  Fiction, westerns,  Fiction, historical,  Texas, fiction,  Historical,  Texan Mier Expedition (1842-1844) fast (OCoLC)fst01408961,  Fiction, historical, general,  Texan Mier Expedition (1842-1844) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97110448 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n97110448

Places: Mexican-American Border Region,  Texas,  Mexico