Illustrations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Prologue 1
6. Chapter 1. The Brandywine Gilpins 7
7. Chapter 2. Prairies and Everglades 26
8. Chapter 3. Fierce in the Good Cause 47
9. Chapter 4. What a Heart and Sinews She Has! 72
10. Chapter 5. The Untransacted Destiny of the American People 105
11. Chapter 6. Xenophon's March 138
12. Chapter 7. High Jinks on the Santa Fe Trail 187
13. Chapter 8. The Great West Is "Some" 212
14. Chapter 9. The Government to Which We Gave Existence 253
15. Chapter 10. Let Us Go to the Audience of the People 299
16. Epilogue 341
17. Bibliography 351
18. Index 371