The war press of New Orleans -- The corps of scribendi -- "Mr. Kendall of the Picayune" -- Pardon Jones goes to war -- Meeting the demand -- Battle of Monterrey -- The "Americanization" of Tampico -- Buena Vista-"carpe diem" -- Siege at Veracruz -- Jane McManus Storms -- "I am requested by the president--" -- Battle of Cerro Gordo -- "Mustang" of the Delta -- The northern occupation -- Contreras and Churubusco -- Disaster at Molino del Rey -- The halls of Montezuma -- Backlash -- The Yankee press in Mexico City -- "First impressions" : Gideon Pillow and the American press in Mexico -- Stereotypes -- Mustang delivers the treaty -- Withdrawal pains -- The last story.