Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Burying Stephen F. Austin 1
4. 1. Ancient Worlds 10
5. 2. Castaways in Indian Country 21
6. 3. Entering Indian Worlds 32
7. 4. At the Edge of Empires 47
8. 5. Becoming Mexican 60
9. 6. Becoming Independent 73
10. 7. Being Independent 89
11. 8. Losing Independence 100
12. 9. Border State 112
13. 10. Civil Wars 124
14. 11. A White Man’s Country 137
15. 12. Home on the Range 151
16. 13. Taming the Frontier 163
17. 14. The People’s Party 178
18. 15. Fighting for Democracy 192
19. 16. Homefronts 204
20. 17. After Spindletop 216
21. 18. Automobiles and Burning Crosses 227
22. 19. Looking to the Past in Hard Times 240
23. 20. The Good War 254
24. 21. A Giant Reputation 268
25. 22. Civil Rights 283
26. 23. Luckenbach and Beyond 296
27. 24. Urban Cowboys 309
28. 25. An Age of Disquiet 323
29. Epilogue 337
30. Essay on Sources 343
31. Acknowledgments 359
32. Index 361