xvii, 265 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-250) and index.
Contents
From privileged youth to border ruffians -- On the march with the iron brigade -- Rebellion against surrender -- Shelby pacifies Texas -- "Shall it be Maximilian or Juárez?" -- "Beware of the Sabians!" -- Shelby reaches Monterey -- "You will turn aside" -- Maximilian says "no" -- "A fortune awaits" -- The collapse of the Confederate colonies -- Shelby saves Frank James from hanging -- U.S. Marshall.