Dream of a Caribbean Empire, 1854-1861, and John A. Quitman, Old South
Crusader ( 1985).

On behalf of the UTA department of history, we would like to acknowl-
edge several benefactors and friends of the Webb Lectures. C. B. Smith, Sr.,
an Austin businessman and former student of Walter Prescott Webb, gener-
ously provided the endowment that makes possible the annual presentation
and publication of the lectures. Additional support came from the Rudolf
Hermanns Endowment for the Liberal Arts. The loyal support of Jenkins
and Virginia Garrett of Fort Worth is long and ongoing. Once again, we
thank them. President Robert Witt supported our efforts by generously
providing a reception in honor of the lecturers. Thanks also go to Stanley
Palmer, interim department chair, for his many helpful suggestions as we
planned this year's lectures, and to Steven Reinhardt, tireless chair of the
Webb Lectures.

We dedicate this volume to Virginia Garrett. Her interest in the history
of U.S. expansion into the Southwest led her to collect hundreds of items
that document it. Her generosity led her to place those documents among
the UTA Special Collections, where they may be used by others who share
her interests.

Sam W. Haynes

Christopher Morris

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