Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface v
4. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
5. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
6. Abbreviations for Locations of Manuscripts and Specimens of Bangs' Printing and for Titles of Periodicals xi
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. With the Mina Expedition 8
9. 2. In the Hands of State and Church 32
10. 3. The Bangs and Boston 58
11. 4. The Lure of Land in Texas 66
12. 5. The Press in the Island City 93
13. 6. Between the Nueces and the Rio Grande del Norte 123
14. 7. Beneath the Soft Blue Grass 141
15. Epilogue 147
16. Appendix I. Documents 153
17. Appendix II. Extant Specimens of Samuel Bangs' Printing 167
18. Bibliography 201
19. Index 215