Preface -- Chapter One -- Introduction -- Chapter Two -- Generational Progress in u’alIow Barn -- Chapter Three -- “An Ardent Desire”: Kentuckian in New-York -- Chapter Four -- Authority and Affection: Cavaliers of Virginia -- Chapter Five -- Whigs and Covert Missions: Horse-Shoe Robinson -- Chapter Six -- Birthright and Authority: George Balcombe -- Chapter Seven -- The Family Restructured: The Partisan Leader -- Chapter Eight -- Mistaken Identity: Rob of the Bowl -- Chapter Nine -- To the West: Knights of the Horse-shoe -- Chapter Ten -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.