Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. A Prophet in His Own Country ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Contents xiii
5. Illustrations xiv
6. NOT WITHOUT HONOR
7. 1. Heritage 1
8. 2. Early Life 8
9. 3. Arrival in Texas and the Cherokee War 15
10. 4. Surveying and Survival 28
11. 5. Turbulent Times and Readjustment 39
12. 6. New State, New Town, New Profession 50
13. 7. Politics 61
14. 8. The Peters' Colony Controversy 72
15. 9. The Rise of a Leader 87
16. 10. Disruption of the Union 99
17. 11. Cabinet Member of the Confederacy 122
18. 12. The Civil War 141
19. 13. Imprisonment and Release 162
20. 14. Return to Power in the Democratic Party 177
21. 15. Overthrow of Radical Rule in Texas 192
22. 16. Participation in State and National Affairs 205
23. 17. The Genesis of Railroad Regulation 218
24. 18. Struggle and Triumph in Congress 240
25. 19. United States Senator 261
26. 20. Railroad Commissioner 275
27. 21. Last Years 291
28. Bibliography 303
29. Index 329