John Salmon Ford (1815–1897) was a charter member of the Texas State Historical Association. Stephen B. Oates (1936–2021) was a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

• Statement of Purpose John Salmon "Rip" Ford Prologue I. My Fighting Stock Book 1 : The Wilderness II. Old Texians III. Pagan Uprisings IV. The Continuing War V. Star Light, Star Bright Book 2: The Valley VI. War Begins VII. To the Valley of Mexico VIII. Los Diablos Tejanos! IX. Hunting GuerrillerosX. The Magnanimity of Texians Book 3: The Trail XI. West to El Paso XII. The Savage XIII. They Did Right Because It Was Right XIV. Ready, Aye, Ready XV. Savoring of the Superhuman XVI. The Tie That Binds Book 4: Between Two Rivers XVII. El Plan de la LobaXVIII. The Era of Suspicion XIX. On to the Canadian XX. Sleepless Vigilance XXI. The Reason Why XXII. The Rise of Cheno Cortina XXIII. That Vengeful War Cry XIV. High Carnival in the Valley Book 5: Distant Horizons XXV. My Section Is My Country XXVI. Rebel Border XXVII. Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight! XXVIII. The Cavalry of the West XXIX. Confederate Revival XXX. The Ring of Deceit XXXI. Anthem Book 6: The Desert and Beyond XXXII. Aftermath of Defeat XXXIII. Cortina Again XXXIV. The End of Innocence Appendices I. Shapley P. Ross and Times in Old Texas II. Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy: The Business Wizards of South Texas Bibliography Index