Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: The glorious fourth -- Blown blessedly off course -- Revolutionary revelations -- Indispensable, indestructible -- "An assembly of demigods" -- Providential purchase -- American Agincourt -- Big drunk and Lone Star luck -- Golden timing -- The miracle of Lincoln -- Waiting for a sign -- The messenger and his message -- "This favored land".