Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Illustrations xv
5. I. A Port Fifty Miles from the Sea 1
6. II. The Rio Buffalo: "A Beautifully Meandering River" 12
7. III. "The Great Interior Commercial Emporium'' 31
8. IV. The Coming of the Railroads 60
9. V. Commodore Morgan and the Octopus of the Gulf 79
10. VI. The Drive for Deep Water 102
11. VII. Deep-Water Jubilee 121
12. VIII. Reaching for the Sea 146
13. IX. "A Channel Parvenu" 171
14. X. First of Houston's Seven Wonders 193
15. Appendix A: Members of City Harbor Board 215
16. Appendix B: Navigation and Canal Commissioners 216
17. Appendix C: Trade Statistics, 1961-1965 218
18. Bibliography 223
19. Index 231