Pecos Bill

General William R. Shafter was no gallant hero. He drank, gambled, swore, got into fights with his men. They nicknamed him for the river that was one of his targets: "Pecos Bill." He was accused of trying to start a war with Mexico and became involved in an embezzlement case. Associated with military blunders during the Spanish-American War, he has often been pictured as a fat, incompetent buffoon.

List of Illustrations	p. ix
List of Maps	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
The Early Years	p. 3
The Civil War Years	p. 11
Emergence as a Commander of Black Troops	p. 22
From the Civil War to the Texas Frontier	p. 34
With Black Troops in Texas	p. 50
Scouting the Llano Estacado	p. 72
With Black Troops in Mexico	p. 88
The Last Years in Texas	p. 108
The Arizona Years	p. 128
From Wounded Knee to the Pullman Strike	p. 143
The Spanish-American War	p. 160
The Final Years	p. 189
Bibliography	p. 199
Index	p. 216
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