Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Indecision at Monterey? 1
6. Upstate Knickerbocker 5
7. Mr. Midshipman Sloat 11
8. Schooner Skipper 21
9. Sailing Master 33
10. Blockaded Lieutenant 47
11. The First Luff 61
12. Pirates in the Caribbean 75
13. New York Interlude 89
14. South American Cruise 99
15. Beached in New York 119
16. Portsmouth Commandant 147
17. Mexican California 169
18. Squadron Command 185
19. Norfolk and Retirement 215
20. Conclusions 237
21. General Order to Men Landing at Monterey 243
22. Proclamation of the Annexation of California to the United States 245
23. Notes 249
24. Bibliography 291
25. Index 315