"New writing" from James McPherson (cont.)

Again, from his latest writing in the New York Review of Books. The man is psychic!

Although the Mexican Congress repudiated this treaty, the Texans managed to maintain their independence for almost a decade … - James M. McPherson, New York Review of Books, Feb. 7, 2013

Although the Mexican Congress repudiated the treaty, the Republic of Texas maintained its independence. – "A Concise History of the U.S. – Mexican War" (website), August 7, 2004