An account of the little-known Doniphan's Expedition of the Mexican War. Reconstructed from diaries, the adventures and accomplishments of one thousand men from Missouri, The First Missouri are recounted. Hunger, thirst, cold, heat and distance were their worst enemies. They had no supply line and little communication from their government yet they secured the southwest for their country.
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