CONTENTS OF VOLUME I
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| Maps and Plans in Volume I | xvii | |
| Conspectus of Events | xix | |
| Pronunciation of Spanish | xxi | |
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| I. | Mexico and the Mexicans | 1 |
| II. | The Political Education of Mexico | 29 |
| III. | The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1825-1843. | 58 |
| IV. | The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1843 -1846. | 82 |
| V. | The Mexican Attitude on the Eve of War | 102 |
| VI. | The American Attitude on the Eve of War | 117 |
| VII. | The Preliminaries of the Conflict | 138 |
| VIII. | Palo Alto and Resaca de Guerrero | 156 |
| IX. | The United States Meets the Crisis | 181 |
| X. | The Chosen Leaders Advance | 204 |
| XI. | Taylor Sets out for Saltillo | 225 |
| XII. | Monterey | 239 |
| XIII. | Saltillo, Parras, and Tampico | 262 |
| XIV. | Santa Fe | 284 |
| XV. | Chihuahua | 298 |
| XVI. | The California Question | 315 |
| XVII. | The Conquest of California | 331 |
| XVIII. | The Genesis or Two Campaigns | 347 |
| XIX. | Santa Anna Prepares to Strike | 370 |
| XX. | Buena Vista | 384 |
| Notes on volume I | 402 | |
| Appendix (Manuscript Sources) | 565 | |