An American language: the history of Spanish in the United States

Part one: A language of politics, 1848-1902. United by land ; Translation, a measure of power ; Choosing language ; A language of citizenship ; The United States sees language

Part two: A political language, 1902-1945. A language of identity ; The limits of Americanization ; Strategic pan-Americanism ; The federal government rediscovers Spanish ; Competing nationalisms : Puerto Rico and New Mexico.