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Illustrations xi Foreword James A. Baker, III xiii Prologue October 1912 1 chapter one Family Roots 13 chapter two Baker, Botts & Baker 42 chapter three On Trial 82 chapter four Fulfilling the Trust 128 chapter five Building Institutions 177 chapter six Citizen and Patriot 221 chapter seven Leader of Men 263 chapter eight Final Passages 312 Epilogue The Legacy 343 AppendiX A Chronology of Captain Baker’s Life 349 appendix b Baker Botts L.L.P. and Its Predecessors 359 appendix c Genealogical Charts 361 Acknowledgments 367 Notes 369 Works Consulted 411 Index 419 Contents book TAM Kirkland.indb ix book TAM Kirkland.indb ix 5/30/12 2:47 PM 5/30/12 2:47 PM book TAM Kirkland.indb x book TAM Kirkland.indb x 5/30/12 2:47 PM 5/30/12 2:47 PM ...

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