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