The log cabin and hard cider campaign
Tyler, Clay, and the durability of the two-party system
The allure and the danger of California
The Mormons and their migration
The Politics of Expansion.
Armies along the Rio Grande
New Mexico, Chihuahua, and California
Veracruz, Cerro Gordo, and the politics of expansion
To the gates of Mexico City
A conquered capital and a negotiated peace
The Political System and the Controversies of Expansion.
California and the expansion of slavery
The struggle for compromise.