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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Biographical Sketch of the Author | |
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| Journey to the Land of Promise-first impressions | |
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| Trip to interior-Victoria, Gonzales, LaGrange, Columbus | |
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| Karankawa Indians | |
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| Creasing a Mustang | |
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| Encounter with malarial fever | |
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| Night adventure in Brazos bottom | |
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| Mistake of a life time | |
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| Murder of Early | |
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| An avenging Nemesis | |
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| Eventful career of the murderer | |
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| Bell''s Landing (Columbia) | |
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| Other old residents | |
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| Slavery | |
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| Social events | |
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| Weddings, etc. | |
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| A smuggling trip to old Mexico | |
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| First introduction to horsemeat | |
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| Ancient customs and prejudices | |
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| Practicing medicine | |
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| Ampirico Indians | |
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| Trip to silver mines | |
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| Smuggling adventures | |
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| An "old Moke" | |
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| San Felipe de Austin | |
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| Pen pictures | |
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| Prominent men, Anecdotes of; Professional men | |
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| Social happenings | |
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| Early Colonists | |
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| Duels | |
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| Colonial Poet | |
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| Character of early Colonists | |
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| How it feels to be a homicide | |
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| Banished | |
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| Left a malediction on the place | |
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| The Redlands-general character of; San of the land | |
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| Notorious counterfeiter | |
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| Mob law | |
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| Precious metal | |
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| Brown''s mine | |
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| A noted horsethief | |
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| Return to Texas | |
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| The gathering of the clans | |
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| First flag | |
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| March to San Antonio | |
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| Battle of Concepcion Mission | |
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| Joined the ranging service | |
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| First Indian fight | |
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| Rescue of Mrs. Hibbon''s child | |
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| The old Tumlinson block-house | |
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| The Mexican invasion | |
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| Fall of the Alamo | |
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| "The runaway scrape;" Massacre of Goliad | |
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| Battle of San Jacinto | |
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| Division of spoils | |
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| Jim Bowie | |
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| Noted duel | |
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| Sam Houston | |
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| Army falls back to Victoria | |
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| Incidents of army life | |
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| Gen. Rusk | |
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| Disbanding of army | |
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| Rangers return to frontier | |
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| Coleman''s fort | |
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| Social event in Bastrop Co. | |
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| "The Color line;" Frontier clothing | |
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| Col. Coleman | |
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| Surprising a Comanche camp | |
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| A return surprise | |
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| Stampeding a Caballado | |
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| Anecdotes of field and chase | |
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| Cure for fistula | |
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| Old frontiersmen | |
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| Commissioner to Indians | |
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| Camping with Comanches | |
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| Comanche language | |
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| Social and domestic customs | |
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| Indian song | |
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| Political affairs | |
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| Amusements | |
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| A tight place | |
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| Conclusion of treaty | |
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| Organization of Bastrop Co. | |
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| Old seals of office | |
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| Stone-house fight | |
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| Second attempt to treat with Comanches | |
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| Narrow escapes | |
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| Tumlinson''s Rangers | |
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| Eastland''s Co. | |
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| Nat Turner''s insurrection | |
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| The San Saba Indian fight | |
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| A bad horse trade | |
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| Battle of Brushy Creek | |
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| "Flacco Colonel" | |
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| Webber''s Prairie | |
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| Old settlers | |
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| Humble heroes | |
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| First postoffice | |
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| First justice | |
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| Official record | |
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| Social features | |
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| Financial affairs | |
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| Exchange | |
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| Webberville founded | |
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| Mormon Mills | |
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| Frontier hospitality | |
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| Trials and tribulations | |
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| Tonkawa scalp dance | |
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| Funeral | |
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| Council house fight | |
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| Plum Creek fight | |
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| Dark days | |
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| Woll''s invasion | |
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| Dawson Massacre | |
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| A ride for life | |
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| Reuben Hornsby and family | |
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| Founding of Austin City | |
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| Early arrivals | |
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| Land grabbers | |
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| Santa Fe, Mier, and Bexar prisoners in Mexico | |
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| Stories of their suffering and illtreatment | |
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| Murder of Mark B. Lewis | |
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| The Archive war | |
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| Cherokee war | |
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| Annexation | |
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| Mexican war | |
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| Texans in the war | |
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| Occupation by the United States Army | |
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| Army officers | |
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| Public debt | |
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| Removal to Brushy Creek | |
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| Wolves | |
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| Neighbors | |
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| Early emigrants to California | |
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| Old Ft. Croggin | |
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| Officers in command | |
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| Early settlers | |
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| Burnet Co. organized | |
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| The town of Burnet | |
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| Mormon Mills and settlement | |
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| Character of Mormons | |
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| Schools | |
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| Bear hunting | |
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| Advent of Galveston News | |
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| The agents'' adventure | |
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| Old acquaintances | |
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| Social gatherings | |
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| Christening of Marble Falls | |
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| Camp meetings | |
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| Double Horn | |
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| Hickory Creek | |
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| Smithwick''s Mill | |
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| High Water | |
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| Fight with runaway slaves | |
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| Grasshoppers | |
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| Indian trial | |
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| Troublous times | |
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| Fleeing from the wrath to come | |
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| Preparation for departure | |
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| The last farewell to Texas | |
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| Off for California | |
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| Incidents enroute | |