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Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xv Chapter One: From Missouri to Texas 3 Chapter Two: The District Judge 17 Chapter Three: Civil War, Mexico, and Reconstruction 37 Chapter Four: The Senator from Austin 56 Chapter Five: More Laws for Texas 72 Chapter Six: The Foe of Railroads 101 Chapter Seven: At the Court of the Red Sultan 124 Chapter Eight: The Elder Statesman 145 Notes 169 Bibliography 201 Index 217 gould final 7/18/04 11:14 AM Page vii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

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