Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments ix
3. Contents xi
4. Illustration xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. Voyage from Le Havre to New York, May 17-June 17, 1837 3
7. Sojourn in New York, June 17-November 19, 1837 4
8. Journey to Philadelphia and Washington on the Susquehanna, November, 1837-April, 1838 6
9. Journey from Washington to Fort Madison, April-May, 1838 12
10. Sojourn in Iowa Territory 15
11. Voyage to New Orleans 20
12. Voyage to Texas, July 12, 1838 22
13. Voyage to Velasco, Galveston, and Houston, August, 1838 27
14. SojouminHouston, August, 183B-January, 1839 31
15. In New Orleans Again, January, 1839 43
16. Trip to Natchez 46
17. In Port Gibson 47
18. Expedition from Mississippi through Louisiana, August, 1839 50
19. In Texas Again 60
20. Progress to Alabama Village and Visit with the Indian 62
21. Sojourn in Montgomery County 67
22. A Short Stay in Houston 77
23. Renewed Sojourn in Montgomery County 79
24. Wagon Train to Houston, November, 1839 83
25. A Yuletide Excursion 90
26. Life and Activities in Houston 96
27. Falling Sick 104
28. Back to New Orleans, November, 1840 111
29. Voyage from New Orleans to Hamburg, June 21- August 12, 1841 118
30. Postscript, January, 1847 121
31. Appendix: The Dresel Family at the Time of Gustav Dresel's Death 125
32. Notes 127
33. Index 153