Chapter 1 Jefferson’s Horizon

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Chapter 1 Jefferson’s Horizon 1
5. Chapter 2 Civilizing the Cotton Frontier 37
6. Chapter 3 Commerce and Slavery in Lower Louisiana 73
7. Chapter 4 The Wartime Challenge 119
8. Chapter 5 Fulfilling the Slave Country 165
9. Epilogue 217
10. Abbreviations 227
11. Notes 229
12. Acknowledgments 281
13. Index 283