Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. The Republic of the Rio Grande 1
5. 2. The Kingdom of Zapata 23
6. 3. Grandfather’s Revolution: The Horseman 48
7. 4. Grandfather’s Revolution: The Historian 74
8. 5. The Prodigal 103
9. 6. “You and I Will Die of Love” 137
10. 7. “Not a Stone upon a Stone” 157
11. 8. The Streets of Laredo 177
12. 9. Voyages in English 190
13. Works Cited 205
14. Index 213