{"product_id":"2940013564770","title":"AHEAD OF THE ARMY","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e                                                                    Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFar-away Guns                                                         11\u003cbr\u003eThe Race of the Goshawk                                               22\u003cbr\u003eThe Fortune of War                                                    47\u003cbr\u003eCompletely Stranded                                                   69\u003cbr\u003eThe Work of the Norther                                               84\u003cbr\u003eForward, March                                                        99\u003cbr\u003eThe Land of the Montezumas                                           119\u003cbr\u003eOut of the Tierra Caliente                                           136\u003cbr\u003eLeaving the Hacienda                                                 157\u003cbr\u003ePictures of the Past                                                 167\u003cbr\u003eNed's News                                                           181\u003cbr\u003eA Storm Coming                                                       193\u003cbr\u003eThe Revolution                                                       207\u003cbr\u003eThe Despatch-bearer                                                  221\u003cbr\u003eUnder Fire                                                           240\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Scott and His Army                                           254\u003cbr\u003eThe Mountain Passes                                                  267\u003cbr\u003eSeñor Carfora Trapped                                                281\u003cbr\u003eThe Stars and Stripes in Tenochtitlan                                294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAHEAD OF THE ARMY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFAR-AWAY GUNS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Boom! Boom! Boom!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe long surges of the Gulf of Mexico were beating heavily upon the\u003cbr\u003esandy beach of Point Isabel, but the dull and boding sounds were not the\u003cbr\u003eroar of the surf. There came a long silence, and then another boom. Each\u003cbr\u003ein succession entered the white tents of the American army on the\u003cbr\u003eupland, carrying with it a message of especial importance to all who\u003cbr\u003ewere within. It was also of more importance to the whole world than any\u003cbr\u003eman who heard it could then have imagined. It spoke to the sentries at\u003cbr\u003etheir posts, and compelled them to turn and listen. It halted all\u003cbr\u003epatrolling and scouting parties, making them stand still to utter sudden\u003cbr\u003eexclamations. More than one mounted officer reined in his horse to\u003cbr\u003ehear, and then wheeled to spur away toward the tent of General Zachary\u003cbr\u003eTaylor, commanding the forces of the United States upon the Rio Grande.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079579943152,"sku":"2940013564770","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013564770_p0.jpg?v=1763582869","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013564770","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}