CONTENTS |
| Page |
| Preface |
ix |
| 1. |
The Trans-Nueces Country |
3 |
| 2. |
Mexican Threats and the Texan Military Establishment:
May 1836-December 1838 |
10 |
| 3. |
Cattle Raids and Frontier Marauders |
45 |
| 4. |
Mexican Threats of a New Campaign against Texas |
68 |
| 5. |
The Opening of Frontier Trade |
78 |
| 6. |
Lamar's Efforts to Protect the Frontier |
83 |
| 7. |
Lamar's Efforts to Promote Trade |
100 |
| 8. |
The Córdova-Flores Incident |
113 |
| 9. |
Texan Participation in the Federalist Wars:
First Phase |
142 |
| 10. |
Mexican Federalists Seek Support in Texas |
172 |
| 11. |
Texan Participation in the Federalist Wars:
Second Phase |
201 |
| 12. |
Formation of the Republic of the Río Grande |
252 |
| 13. |
The Republic of the Río Grande on the Frontier of Texas |
268 |
| 14. |
Texan Participation in the Federalist Wars:
Final Phase |
316 |