Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Illustrations xii
5. Abbreviations Used in Annotation xiii
6. CHAPTER ONE American Nationalism and Aggressive War: 1845-1846 1
7. CHAPTER TWO The Attempt To Purchase Some of Mexico: 1825-1845 14
8. CHAPTER THREE A Preliminary Design: The Duff Green Scheme 38
9. CHAPTER FOUR Robert F. Stockton, American Nationalist 49
10. CHAPTER FIVE James K. Polk in American History 79
11. CHAPTER SIX Annexation and Intrigue: The Account of President Anson Jones 105
12. CHAPTER SEVEN Stockton's Effort To Finance a War 118
13. CHAPTER EIGHT European Intervention in the Texas Game 131
14. CHAPTER NINE The Collapse of the Polk-Stockton Intrigue 139
15. CHAPTER TEN The Successful Use of the Boundary Question: The Acquisition of California 153
16. CHAPTER ELEVEN The Misuse of American Experience 169
17. Bibliography 173
18. Index 181