In 1836, Michel Branamour Menard, a Canadian-born land speculator who had come to Texas with the first wave of Anglo-American settlers, purchased 4,605 acres on the eastern end of Galveston Island for $50,000 from the Republic of Texas. Gail Borden designed a city plan in 1837 — a gridiron of lots running east to west between the Gulf of Mexico and Galv…
Chapter 2 - The Unfortified Position
“The natural formation of the country is the soldier’s best ally”
