River of many white caps -- Seeds of war -- The lion in winter -- Nothing but the soil they live on -- Frontier justice -- By act of Congress -- The course of empire -- They must and will have our country -- This is the road to Hell -- An eagle untethered -- Forth into the wilderness -- They fought and died hard -- The Miami moon -- The town destroyers -- A disaster in the making -- March into oblivion -- A mouthful of Earth -- This moment may never return -- A matter of commitment -- Desultory operations -- Toward an uncertain fate -- A lack of candor -- 2,500 commissioners, properly appointed -- A question of unanimity -- A test of initiative -- Facts are stubborn things -- The fortuitous events of war -- Season of the blacksnake -- Our moccasins trickled blood The essence of despair -- We will make a new world -- Epilogue: all my sorrows.