Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS XIII
3. Prologue. Big Tex 1
4. PART ONE. They Came from the Sky
5. 1 CASTAWAYS 10
6. 2 GOLDEN CITIES 29
7. 3 WOE TO US 36
8. 4 THE LADY IN BLUE 42
9. 5 VOYAGEURS 47
10. 6 GOD’S WORK 57
11. PART TWO. The Ripe Peach
12. 7 FILIBUSTERS 80
13. 8 GOD SPEED YE 89
14. 9 THE TEXAS DREAM 97
15. 10 THE CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE 119
16. 11 COME AND TAKE IT 126
17. 12 THE ALAMO IS OURS! 143
18. 13 VENGEANCE 167
19. PART THREE. The People Want Excitement
20. 14 AFTERMATH 186
21. 15 SPARTAN SPIRIT 200
22. 16 “SAVAGE WARE FARE” 207
23. 17 THE BROKEN FLAGPOLE 220
24. 18 LOS DIABLOS TEJANOS 236
25. 19 THE CRISIS OF THE CRISIS 247
26. 20 ROBBERS AND LAWYERS 256
27. 21 WARRIORS AND REFUGEES 263
28. 22 I WILL NEVER DO IT 274
29. 23 WITH THROBBING HEARTS 293
30. 24 RECONSTRUCTED 308
31. 25 THE END OF COMANCHERÍA 331
32. 26 FENCED IN 355
33. 27 TURN TEXAS LOOSE 383
34. 28 BIPEDAL BRUTES 408
35. 29 SCORPIONS AND HORNY TOADS 418
36. PART FOUR. While Old Rip Slept
37. 30 A THOUSAND LITTLE DEVILS 432
38. 31 GUSHERS 443
39. 32 LIGHT COMING ON THE PLAINS 455
40. 33 SEDICIOSOS 472
41. 34 PA 486
42. 35 WAR AT HOME AND ABROAD 492
43. 36 THE BLACKSNAKE WHIP 513
44. PART FIVE. The Empire of Texas
45. 37 MUSIC AND MAYHEM 540
46. 38 THE BOY FROM THE HILL COUNTRY 550
47. 39 CENTENNIAL 563
48. 40 PASSIONATE ONES 576
49. 41 TEXANS AT WAR AGAIN 595
50. 42 THE SHOW OF SHOWS 608
51. 43 A NEW TEXAS 626
52. 44 YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH 637
53. 45 THE LORD TAKES A SLEEPING PILL 654
54. 46 GIANT 668
55. 47 A GAMBLIN’ MAN 681
56. 48 WELCOME MR. KENNEDY 688
57. 49 EL DEGÜELLO REPRISE 704
58. 50 THE VOICE OF GOD 714
59. 51 THE TOWER 721
60. 52 VIGIL ON THE PEDERNALES 735
61. 53 A SIDE TO BELONG TO 752
62. 54 DON’T BE SO SELF-RIGHTEOUS 764
63. 55 BAPTISM OF FIRE 784
64. 56 TEXANS VERSUS TEXANS 794
65. Epilogue. DAVY CROCKETT’S FAIRY PALACE 815
66. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 830
67. NOTES 836
68. BIBLIOGRAPHY 870
69. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 891
70. INDEX 896