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Cover By Paul Horgan Title Page Copyright Dedication Preface to the Fourth Edition Paul Horgan: A Biographical Note Contents Volume One: Indians and Spain

Prologue: Riverscape

1. Creation 2. Gazetteer 3. Cycle

Book One: The Indian Rio Grande

1. The Ancients 2. The Cliffs 3. To the River 4. The Stuff of Life

i. Creation and Prayer ii. Forms iii. Community iv. Dwelling v. Garments vi. Man, Woman and Child vii. Farmer and Hunter viii. Travel and Trade ix. Personality and Death

5. On the Edge of Change

Book Two: The Spanish Rio Grande

1. The River of Palms 2. Rivals 3. Upland River 4. The Travellers’ Tales 5. Destiny and the Future 6. Faith and Bad Faith 7. Facing Battle 8. Battle Piece 9. The Garrison 10. Siege 11. The Eastern Plains 12. Prophecy and Retreat 13. Lords and Victims 14. The River of May 15. Four Enterprises 16. Possession 17. The River Capital 18. Collective Memory

i. Sources ii. Belief iii. The Ocean Masters iv. The King and Father v. Arts vi. Style and Hunger vii. The Swords viii. Soul and Body

19. Duties 20. A Dark Day in Winter 21. The Battle of Acoma 22. Afterthoughts 23. Exchange 24. The Promises 25. The Desert Fathers 26. The Two Majesties 27. The Hungry 28. “This Miserable Kingdom” 29. The Terror 30. Limit of Vision 31. A Way to the Texas 32. The Great Captain 33. Fort St. John Baptist 34. Early Towns 35. Colonial Texas 36. Mexico Bay 37. Forgotten Lessons 38. Hacienda and Village

i. Land and House ii. Fashion iii. Family and Work iv. Mischance v. Feast Days vi. Wedding Feast vii. Mortality viii. The Saints ix. Provincials

39. The World Intrudes 40. The Shout 41. The Broken Grasp of Spain

Appendix A: Sources for Volume One, by chapters Maps

1. Pueblos and Early Settlements 2. Spanish Expeditions

Volume Two: Mexico and the United States

Book Three: The Mexican Rio Grande

1. A Colony for Mexico 2. A Wild Strain 3. The Twin Sisters 4. Last Return 5. The Spark 6. The Ariel 7. Slavery 8. Bad Blood 9. The Mexico Trade 10. Tormented Loyalties 11. “God and Texas” 12. From Mexico’s Point of View 13. Fortunes of New Mexico

i. Peoples and Towns ii. Politics iii. Defense iv. Church and School v. Foreigners

14. Revolt Up River 15. The River Republic 16. The Santa Fe Pioneers 17. Border Smoke 18. To Mier and Beyond 19. Diplomacies 20. The United States to the River

Book Four: The United States Rio Grande

1. “Way, You Rio” 2. Collective Prophecy

i. New Man and New Principles ii. Frontier Attitudes iii. Woman and Home iv. Community Expression v. Language vi. Arts and Utility vii. Light in the Clearing viii. Sons of Harmony ix. Knacks and Crafts x. First Interpreters xi. The American Art

3. Bivouac 4. The Army of the Rio Grande 5. The Cannonade 6. Fort Texas 7. The Listeners 8. Palo Alto 9. Resaca de la Palma 10. The River Dead 11. The Nation’s War 12. Invasion Summer 13. Recurrent Frontier 14. Upstream and Inland 15. The Army of the West 16. The Secret Agent 17. Bloodless Possession 18. The Army of Chihuahua 19. The Free Missourians 20. Brazito and the Pass 21. Counterdance 22. The Avengers 23. Massacre at Taos 24. Chihuahua 25. Trial at Taos 26. All on the Plains of Mexico 27. El Dorado 28. Contraband 29. A Thread of Spirit 30. Boundaries 31. Flag and Lamplight 32. The Rio Grande Divided 33. The Desolate 34. Confederate Border 35. The Second Mexican Empire 36. The Mexico Moon 37. Bad Men and Good 38. The Last Wagons 39. The Last Frontiersman 40. Treasure 41. The Last Earth Secrets 42. Revolution and Reflex 43. Utility and Vision

i. Utility ii. Vision

Appendix B: Sources for Volume Two, by chapters Appendix C: General Bibliography Appendix D: The Names of the Rio Grande Index Maps

1. Texas and Mexico 2. New Mexico