Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction xi
5. CHAPTER ONE. The Vision 1
6. CHAPTER TWO. Lessons 26
7. CHAPTER THREE. The Voyage of the Stirling 61
8. CHAPTER FOUR. Midshipman James Cooper 101
9. CHAPTER FIVE. Love and War 140
10. CHAPTER SIX. Fenimore Farm 180
11. CHAPTER SEVEN. Gains and Losses 216
12. CHAPTER EIGHT. A Better Book 240
13. CHAPTER NINE. An American Tale 270
14. CHAPTER TEN. Legal Troubles 302
15. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Settlement 335
16. CHAPTER TWELVE. Taking Manhattan 367
17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Old Tales and New 400
18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Legends 428
19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Hawk-eye 454
20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Literary Business 491
21. Notes 523
22. Index 681