Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE IX
3. CONTENTS XI
4. ILLUSTRATIONS XIII
5. MAPS XIV
6. 1. The Trans-Nueces Country 1
7. 2. Mexican Threats and the Texan Military Establishment: May 1836-December 1838 10
8. 3. Cattle Raids and Frontier Marauders 45
9. 4. Mexican Threats of a New Campaign against Texas 68
10. 5. The Opening of Frontier Trade 78
11. 6. Lamar's Efforts to Protect the Frontier 83
12. 7. Lamar's Efforts to Promote Trade 101
13. 8. The C6rdova-Flores Incident 114
14. 9. Texan Participation in the Federalist Wars: First Phase 143
15. 10. Mexican Federalists Seek Support in Texas 173
16. 11. Texan Participation in the Federalist Wars: Second Phase 202
17. 12. Formation of the Republic of the Rio Grande 253
18. 13. The Republic of the Rio Grande on the Frontier of Texas 269
19. 14. Texan Participation in the Federalist Wars: Final Phase 317
20. 15. Invasion Excitement 379
21. 16. The Southwestern Frontier: Late 1840-1841 406
22. 17. Rumors of Invasion 421
23. 18. Mexican Military Commander Requests Armistice 432
24. 19. Capture and Death of Dimitt 446
25. 20. Marauders Prey on Frontier Trade and Life 471
26. 21. Frontier Issues in the Presidential Election of 1841 478
27. 22. Frontier Raids, Threats, and Counter-Threats of Invasion 482
28. 23. The Republic's Colonization Program 500
29. 24. Growth of a War Spirit in the West 505
30. Epilogue 549
31. APPENDIX 552
32. BIBLIOGRAPHY 560
33. INDEX 588