List of Illustrations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Into the West: The Bents and St. Vrain to 1834
Chapter 2: Marriage, Business, and Diplomacy in the Great Plains: William Bent and His Family, 1834-1846
Chapter 3: Marriage, Business, and Diplomacy in New Mexico: Charles Bent and His Family, 1834-1846
Chapter 4: Collapse: The Final Days of Bent, St. Vrain and Company, 1846-1849
Chapter 5: Fifty-Niners, Freighters, and School Children: The Bent Family, 1849-1861
Chapter 6: The Road to Sand Creek: William Bent and His Family, 1861-1865
Chapter 7: War, Diplomacy, and Land Grants: The Bent Family, 1865-1869
Chapter 8: Reservations, Ranches, and Respectability: The Bent Family, 1869-1920
Conclusion: Contesting the Memory of the Bent Family
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index