Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. A Note on Names xi
4. Introduction xiii
5. Prologue. Easy Stories 1
6. Part One. Neighbors
7. 1. Danger and Community 35
8. 2. Buffalo-hide Quiver 61
9. 3. Plunder and Partners 86
10. 4. The Politics of Vengeance 114
11. Part Two. Nations
12. 5. Indians Don’t Unmake Presidents 141
13. 6. Barbarians and Dearer Enemies 165
14. 7. An Eminently National War? 194
15. 8. How to Make a Desert Smile 226
16. Part Three. Convergence
17. 9. A Trophy of a New Kind in War 253
18. 10. Polk’s Blessing 274
19. Epilogue. Article 11 297
20. Appendix. Data on Comanche–Mexican Violence, 1831–48 311
21. Introduction to the Data 313
22. Table and Figures 317
23. Data 320
24. Notes 341
25. Bibliography 425
26. Acknowledgments 457
27. Index 461