Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1. The Trans-Nueces Country
• 2. Mexican Threats and the Texan Military Establishment: May 1836–December 1838
• 3. Cattle Raids and Frontier Marauders
• 4. Mexican Threats of a New Campaign against Texas
• 5. The Opening of Frontier Trade
• 6. Lamar’s Efforts to Protect the Frontier
• 7. Lamar’s Efforts to Promote Trade
• 8. The CÓrdova-Flores Incident
• 9. Texan Participation in the Federalist Wars: First Phase
• 10. Mexican Federalists Seek Support in Texas
• 11. Texan Participation in the Federalist Wars: Second Phase
• 12. Formation of the Republic of the RÍo Grande
• 13. The Republic of the RÍo Grande on the Frontier of Texas
• 14. Texan Participation in the Federalist Wars: Final Phase
• 15. Invasion Excitement
• 16. The Southwestern Frontier: Late 1840–1841
• 17. Rumors of Invasion
• 18. Mexican Military Commander Requests Armistice
• 19. Capture and Death of Dimitt
• 20. Marauders Prey on Frontier Trade and Life
• 21. Frontier Issues in the Presidential Election of 1841
• 22. Frontier Raids, Threats, and Counter-Threats of Invasion
• 23. The Republic’s Colonization Program
• 24. Growth of a War Spirit in the West
• Epilogue
• Appendix
• Bibliography
• Index

About the Author

Joseph Milton Nance (1913-1997) was Professor of History at Texas A&M University.

Reviews

Solid regional history.