I.
FORT ST. LOUIS.
PAGE
1. In the Name of France 1
2. In the Name of Spain 9
3. In the Name of Oblivion 12
II.
SAN ANTONIO.
1. A Bold Rider 14
2. Cowl and Carbine 16
3. A Hurried Ride 20
4. Indios Bravos 23
5. Along the Old San Antonio Road 25
III.
NACOGDOCHES.
1. A Fatal Venture 29
2. The Disputed Boundary Line 33
3. The Neutral Ground 36
4. The Red House 40
5. The Champ d’Asile 44
6. A Treacherous Shot 46
7. A Voice in the Wilderness 48
IV.
SAN FELIPE DE AUSTIN.
1. An Unexpected Meeting 50
2. Ups and Downs 52
3. Orders and Disorders 56
4. A Trumpet Call 62
5. Out of a Mist 65
6. The Priest’s House 69
7. By the Brazos 74
V.
GOLIAD.
1. Messengers of Distress 77
2. In Church and Fortress 82
3. Fort Defiance 85
4. Palm Sunday 91
5. Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! 96
6. Two Generals 102
7. How the Good News was Brought 105
VI.
HOUSTON.
1. On Buffalo Bayou 111
2. The Invincible 117
3. The Capital 120
4. The War of the Archives 124
5. The Black Beans 127
VII.
AUSTIN.
1. The Republic is no More 132
2. Across the Border 136
3. Dying Races 142
4. The Texas Ranger 143
5. A Cloud in the Sky 148
VIII.
GALVESTON.
1. A Buffalo Hunt 154
2. The Blue and the Gray 158
3. Home Again 163
IX.
A FLIGHT OF YEARS.
A Flight of Years 167
X.
THE NEW CENTURY.
The New Century 175
XI.
TEXAS.
From the Dome of the Capitol 178
Index 185