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  CONTENTS

  BOOK I

  WHEN RED MEN RULED

  PAGE

  I. A CHILD IS BORN 1

  II. THE CLARK HOME 7

  III. EXIT DUNMORE 12

  IV. THE WILDERNESS ROAD 14

  V. A BARREL OF GUNPOWDER 17

  VI. THE FEUDAL AGE 19

  VII. KASKASKIA 24

  VIII. THE SPANISH DONNA 28

  IX. VINCENNES 32

  X. THE CITY OF THE STRAIT 38

  XI. A PRISONER OF WAR 41

  XII. TWO WARS AT ONCE 43

  XIII. THE KEY OF THE COUNTRY 47

  XIV. BEHIND THE CURTAIN 50

  XV. THE ATTACK ON ST. LOUIS 53

  XVI. OLD CHILLICOTHE 60

  XVII. "DETROIT MUST BE TAKEN" 63

  XVIII. ON THE RAMPARTS 69

  XIX. EXIT CORNWALLIS 72

  XX. THE OLD VIRGINIA HOME 77

  XXI. DOWN THE OHIO 81

  XXII. MULBERRY HILL 87

  XXIII. MISSISSIPPI TROUBLES 91

  XXIV. ST. CLAIR 97

  XXV. THE SWORD OF "MAD ANTHONY" WAYNE 102

  XXVI. THE SPANIARD 106

  XXVII. THE BROTHERS 113

  XXVIII. THE MAID OF FINCASTLE 119

  XXIX. THE PRESIDENT'S SECRETARY 122

  XXX. THE PRESIDENT TALKS WITH MERIWETHER 131

  BOOK II

  INTO THE WEST

  I. THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE 139

  II. THE KNIGHT OF THE WHITE HOUSE 144

  III. RECRUITING FOR OREGON 149

  IV. THE FEUD IS ENDED 154

  V. THE CESSION OF ST. LOUIS 157

  VI. SERGEANT ORDWAY WRITES A LETTER 166

  VII. INTO THE LAND OF ANARCHY 167

  VIII. "THE SIOUX! THE SIOUX!" 176

  IX. THE ROMANCE OF THE MANDANS 185

  X. THE FIRST DAKOTA CHRISTMAS 192

  XI. THE BRITISH FUR TRADERS 199

  XII. FAREWELL TO FORT MANDAN 204

  XIII. TOWARD THE SUNSET 208

  XIV. THE SHINING MOUNTAINS 214

  XV. A WOMAN PILOT 221

  XVI. IDAHO 228

  XVII. DOWN THE COLUMBIA 235

  XVIII. FORT CLATSOP BY THE SEA 242

  XIX. A WHALE ASHORE 249

  XX. A RACE FOR EMPIRE 257

  XXI. "A SHIP! A SHIP!" 259

  XXII. BACK TO CIVILISATION 265

  XXIII. CAMP CHOPUNNISH 272

  XXIV. OVER THE BITTER ROOT RANGE 277

  XXV. BEWARE THE BLACKFEET 279

  XXVI. DOWN THE YELLOWSTONE 283

  XXVII. THE HOME STRETCH 288

  XXVIII. THE OLD STONE FORTS OF ST. LOUIS 296

  XXIX. TO WASHINGTON 303

  XXX. THE PLAUDITS OF A NATION 307

  BOOK III

  THE RED HEAD CHIEF

  I. THE SHADOW OF NAPOLEON 315

  II. AMERICAN RULE IN ST. LOUIS 319

  III. FAREWELL TO FINCASTLE 322

  IV. THE BOAT HORN 327

  V. A BRIDE IN ST. LOUIS 331

  VI. THE FIRST FORT IN MONTANA 335

  VII. A MYSTERY 337

  VIII. A LONELY GRAVE IN TENNESSEE 343

  IX. TRADE FOLLOWS THE FLAG 344

  X. TECUMSEH 352

  XI. CLARK GUARDS THE FRONTIER 360

  XII. THE STORY OF A SWORD 369

  XIII. PORTAGE DES SIOUX 376

  XIV. "FOR OUR CHILDREN, OUR CHILDREN" 386

  XV. TOO GOOD TO THE INDIANS 390

  XVI. THE RED HEAD CHIEF 397

  XVII. THE GREAT COUNCIL AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 404

  XVIII. THE LORDS OF THE RIVERS 415

  XIX. FOUR INDIAN AMBASSADORS 421

  XX. BLACK HAWK 429

  XXI. A GREAT LIFE ENDS 434

  XXII. THE NEW WEST 438

  THE CONQUEST

  Book I

  _WHEN RED MEN RULED_