Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX
4. INTRODUCTION XIII
5. 1 Four Hundred Miles of Desolation and Beauty 1
6. 2 The Power of the Wind, 1500-1685 27
7. 3 TROUBLE ON THE SPANISH SEA 168 5-1821 51
8. 4 SMOKE ON THE HORIZON 1821-1836 85
9. 5 ON THE WATERS OF THE LONE STAR REPUBLIC 1836-1845 115
10. 6 IMPROVEMENTS AT MIDCENTURY 1845-1860 153
11. 7 BLOCKADES AND 'BLOCKADE RUNNERS 1861-1865 189
12. 8 THE END OF AN ERA 1865-1900 221
13. CONCLUSION: TEXAS MARITIME HISTORY IN RETROSPECT 269
14. NOTES 277
15. GLOSSARY OF NAUTICAL TERMS 295
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 299
17. INDEX 313