CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. INTRODUCTION "A place of unique, sensual beauty" 1
6. CHAPTER ONE "A thousand little devils, shrieking and whistling" 17
7. CHAPTER TWO "You brave people of Galveston" 45
8. CHAPTER THREE "Everything that mortal men can do" 89
9. CHAPTER FOUR "To attain that superior success" 127
10. CONCLUSION "I will never forget those days" 163
11. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY 167
12. INDEX 171