Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Chapter One From Missouri to Texas 1
6. Chapter Two The District Judge 17
7. Chapter Three Civil War, Mexico, and Reconstruction 37
8. Chapter Four The Senator from Austin 56
9. Chapter Five More Laws for Texas A 72
10. Chapter Six The Foe of Railroads 101
11. Chapter Seven At the Court of the Red Sultan 124
12. Chapter Eight The Elder Statesman 145
13. Notes 169
14. Bibliography 201
15. Index 217