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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface: Respect and Reverence ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction: Coming to Ellis Island 1
6. 1 Breeders on a Golf Ball: Normalizing Sex at Ellis Island 41
7. 2 Getting Dressed Up: The Displays of FrankWoodhull and the Policing of Gender 67
8. 3 The Traffic in my Fantasy Butch 107
9. 4 GreenWoman, Race Matters 130
10. 5 A Nation of Immigrants, or Whatever 153
11. 6 Immigrant Peddlers 181
12. 7 Product Packaging 207
13. 8 ‘‘Decide an Immigrant’s Fate’’ 239
14. Notes 263
15. Bibliography 311
16. Index 325