Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. A Note on Etymology xiii
5. Witnesses xv
6. Preface xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 “To Revel in an Unknown Joy” Planting Texas Roots 5
9. 2 “No Quarter Will Be Given Them” Santa Anna Advances 43
10. 3 “Hurry and Stir” Santa Anna Arrives 64
11. 4 “The Confusion and Distress Will Be Indescribable” Politics and Pandemonium 78
12. 5 “Heavy Rains and Dreadful Roads” Turbulent Weather 113
13. 6 “Cramps, Colics, and Diarrhea” Death and Disease 135
14. 7 “A Feeling of Wondrous Kindness” Assistance and Cooperation 161
15. 8 “To Take Advantage of the Misfortunes of Others” Texians Plundering Texians 192
16. 9 “Without Shelter and Almost Without Subsistence” Galveston Island 224
17. 10 “Fight Then and Be Damned” A Runaway Army 247
18. 11 “The Most Grateful News That Was Ever Told” Starting Over 288
19. 12 “In This Great Time of Trouble” Ripples 331
20. Epilogue “Come What May, Texas Will Abide” Legacy 362
21. Acknowledgments 371
22. 1836 Chronology 377
23. Notes 390
24. Bibliography 470
25. Index 495