Provides the first complete biographical portrait of this complex figure

In this balanced exploration of Terrell's life, Gould also examines Terrell's views on race, the impact of the charges of cowardice in the Civil War that dogged him, and his spiritual searching beyond the established religions of his time. In his rich and varied life, Alexander Watkins Terrell experienced aspects of nineteenth-century Texas and American history whose effects have continued down to the present day.

Chapter One: From Missouri to Texas
Chapter Two: The District Judge
Chapter Three: Civil War, Mexico, and Reconstruction
Chapter Four: The Senator from Austin
Chapter Five: More Laws for Texas
Chapter Six: The Foe of Railroads
Chapter Seven: At the Court of the Red Sultan
Chapter Eight: The Elder Statesman