Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. A City over Space and across Time 19
5. 2. A Texas Seaport in Texas Lore 73
6. 3. City on a Frontier of Peoples 109
7. 4. Public Sculpture and Civic Identity 153
8. 5. A Matter of Little Import 193
9. 6. A Dynamic and Progressive City 243
10. Conclusion 285
11. Acknowledgments 295
12. Notes 299
13. Index 349