Preface.- List of American newspapers represented in the collection, with place of publication.- Glossary of archaic or corrupt spellings of personal names, placenames, titles, etc.- 1. The overthrow of Shah Soltan Hoseyn, the demise of the Safavids and Afghan rule.- 2. Peter the Great’s Persian Adventure and its Aftermath.- 3. Tahmasp Qoli Khan, later known as Nader Shah.- 4. Civil war and the establishment of Zand rule.- 5. The struggle for power and the triumph of Aqa Mohammad Shah, founder of the Qajar dynasty.- 6. Fath ‘Ali Shah, Napoleon and British and East India Company diplomacy.- 7. The First Russo-Persian War and its Aftermath.- 8. The assassination of Griboyedov, the Russian ambassador.- 9. The Second Russo-Persian War and its Aftermath.- 10. The death of ‘Abbas Mirza and the installation of Mohammad Shah.- 11. The siege of Herat and its Repercussions.- 12. American missionaries and their French rivals at Urmia.- 13. The Turco-Persian Boundary.- 14. The last years of Mohammad Shah.- 15. Miscellaneous topics (earthquakes, cholera outbreaks, horticultural and other scientific issues).- Bibliography.- Index.
