Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps x
4. Prologue: An Anti-Imperialist Empire 1
5. 1 Rescuing the Latin Race 11
6. 2 The Vicar of Cranborne 26
7. 3 Puebla 38
8. 4 Pacification and Resistance 56
9. 5 The Savior 76
10. 6 The Seduction 87
11. 7 Imperial Pageantry 98
12. 8 The Empire Looks for Friends 117
13. 9 Volunteers and Refugees 147
14. 10 Things Fall Apart 179
15. 11 Charlotte Tries Diplomacy 190
16. 12 Like Pinning Butterflies 201
17. 13 Querétaro, Capital of Empire 215
18. 14 Empire on Trial 232
19. 15 Leaving Mexico 245
20. Epilogue: The Hill of the Bells 257
21. Abbreviations 273
22. Archival Sources 275
23. Notes 285
24. Acknowledgments 353
25. Index 357