PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 6
3. LIST OF MAPS 8
4. FOREWORD 10
5. PREFACE 13
6. INTRODUCTION 16
7. PART I. Defining TEXAS
8. Chapter 1. Mapping the New World 22
9. Chapter 2. Competing Empires 58
10. Chapter 3. Mapping Mexico 94
11. Chapter 4. The Lone Star Rises 126
12. Chapter 5. “The Republic of Texas is no more” 156
13. PART II. Developing TEXAS
14. Chapter 6. Contested Frontier 208
15. Chapter 7. Connecting a Continent 236
16. Chapter 8. All Boundaries Are Local 262
17. Chapter 8. The Growth and Urbanization of Texas 288
18. INDEX 342
19. ABOUT THE AUTHORS 359