1. Statement of Purpose
2. John Salmon "Rip" Ford
3. Prologue
* I. My Fighting Stock
4. Book 1 : The Wilderness
* II. Old Texians
* III. Pagan Uprisings
* IV. The Continuing War
* V. Star Light, Star Bright
5. Book 2: The Valley
* VI. War Begins
* VII. To the Valley of Mexico
* VIII. Los Diablos Tejanos!
* IX. Hunting Guerrilleros
* X. The Magnanimity of Texians
6. Book 3: The Trail
* XI. West to El Paso
* XII. The Savage
* XIII. They Did Right Because It Was Right
* XIV. Ready, Aye, Ready
* XV. Savoring of the Superhuman
* XVI. The Tie That Binds
7. Book 4: Between Two Rivers
* XVII. El Plan de la Loba
* XVIII. The Era of Suspicion
* XIX. On to the Canadian
* XX. Sleepless Vigilance
* XXI. The Reason Why
* XXII. The Rise of Cheno Cortina
* XXIII. That Vengeful War Cry
* XIV. High Carnival in the Valley
8. Book 5: Distant Horizons
* XXV. My Section Is My Country
* XXVI. Rebel Border
* XXVII. Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight!
* XXVIII. The Cavalry of the West
* XXIX. Confederate Revival
* XXX. The Ring of Deceit
* XXXI. Anthem
9. Book 6: The Desert and Beyond
* XXXII. Aftermath of Defeat
* XXXIII. Cortina Again
* XXXIV. The End of Innocence
10. Appendices
* I. Shapley P. Ross and Times in Old Texas
* II. Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy: The Business Wizards of South
Texas
11. Bibliography
12. Index
