CONTENTS: Introduction; Pioneer Texas: School & Church; The Founding of Baylor University; The Locale of Baylor University; The Administration of Henry Lee Graves, 1847-1851; Young Burleson Comes to Baylor in 1851; Baylor Attains Stature; Growing Pains & Quarrels; The Disruptive Feud; The Administration of President George Washington Baines, July 1861-Summer 1862; President William Carey Crane's First Five Years; Land Grant Proposal & Two Baylors; Visionary Plans & Baylor Fortitude; President Crane's Last Years; Baylor's Denouement; Bibliography; Appendix; Index.