Contents

Chapter Summaries

List of Maps

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Albemarle County: 1774–76

2. George Rogers Clark

3. Growing Up in Albemarle

4. The Whiskey Rebellion: 1794–1795

5. James Wilkinson

6. The Legion of the United States: 1792–96

7. Mississippi Valley Conspiracies: 1797–1798

8. Conflicts and Secrets: 1798–1801

9. The President’s House: 1801–1803

10. Journey to the Pacific: 1803–1806

11. The Burr-Wilkinson Conspiracy: 1804–7

12. Governor of Louisiana Territory: 1807–1809

13. The Assassination of Meriwether Lewis

14. Wilkinson and Mexican Independence

Notes

Bibliography