附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-559) and index.
Introduction -- 1. The young noble -- 2. A little estate in the South -- 3. To America -- 4. A "city" on the frontier -- 5. A traveler's tale -- 6. A home on the prairie -- 7. An American Cincinnatus -- 8. News from far away -- 9. Across the plains -- 10. And on to the promised land -- 11. A genial climate -- 12. Pillars of the community -- 13. Drawing a line -- 14. An Indian "war" -- 15. The legislature -- 16. Las Flores and Crystal Springs -- 17. A house of gold -- 18. Called to account -- 19. In the vineyards -- 20. Bacchus loves the hills -- 21. A bold proposal -- 22. Mission to Europe -- 23. An official rebuff -- 24. Taking stock -- 25. The largest vineyard in the world -- 26. Restless again -- 27. Tangled vines -- 28. A very sad place -- 29. The final frontier 448 afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photographs follow pages 138 and 334.
