1. Childhood·s Home, 1784-1794

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS xi
3. List of Illustrations xiii
4. MAPS xiv
5. 1. Childhood·s Home, 1784-1794 1
6. 2. Sentimental Courtship, 1795-1805 21
7. 3. Salisbury Honeymoon, 1805 41
8. 4. Greenfield Hill, 1805-1808 48
9. 5. Hostages to Fortune, 1808-1809 59
10. 6. By Stage to Boston, 1809-1811 69
11. 7. High Tide, 1811-1817 81
12. 8. The Field Is Wider ... , 1817-1818 100
13. 9. Harvest More Abundant, 1818-1821 117
14. 10. The Past Revisited, 1821-1822 135
15. 11. Green Holly and Thistle, 1822-1825 148
16. 12. On Leaving Kentucky, 1826-1827 166
17. 13. Radiant Phoenix, 1827-1829 185
18. 14. Good Hope, 1830-1831 203
19. 15. Dear Cousin, 1831-1835 223
20. 16. Texan Song of Liberty, 1835--1836 252
21. 17. On the Wing, 1837-1840 285
22. 18. Sunny Island, 1840-1841 305
23. 19. The New Texas, 1841-1844 315
24. 20. Madame Holley, 1844-1846 333
25. Acknowledgments: People and Places 364
26. Notes 367
27. Bibliography 410
28. Index 425