Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on Spelling, Punctuation, and Usage xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. ONE A Foundation for Greatness 1793–1810 15
7. TWO Successes and Failures 1810–1818 43
8. THREE New Beginnings 1819–1820 63
9. FOUR Texas 1820–1821 80
10. FIVE Mexico 1821–1823 104
11. SIX Empresario Estevan F. Austin 1823–1825 132
12. SEVEN Staying the Course 1825–1827 171
13. EIGHT Crises, Personal and Political 1828–1830 202
14. NINE We Will Be Happy 1830–1831 222
15. TEN The Call of Duty 1832–1833 247
16. ELEVEN Prison 1833–1834 267
17. TWELVE War Is Our Only Resource 1835 297
18. THIRTEEN The Road to Independence 1835–1836 329
19. FOURTEEN Home 1836 348
20. EPILOGUE The Father of Texas Stephen F. Austin in Retrospect 365
21. Appendix. Austin’s Circle 381
22. Notes 385
23. An Essay on Sources 463
24. Index 479