Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps ix
4. Introduction: Making History xi
5. 1. Where the Birds Led 1
6. 2. A Continent in Space and Time 5
7. 3. Out of One, Many 10
8. 4. A Golden Age and the Age of Gold 16
9. 5. When Worlds Collide 23
10. 6. How Can I Be Saved? 30
11. 7. Saints and Strangers 38
12. 8. Boom Country 45
13. 9. Equal and Unequal 52
14. 10. Enlightened and Awakened 60
15. 11. Be Careful What You Wish For 66
16. 12. More Than a Quarrel 75
17. 13. Equal and Independent 83
18. 14. More Perfect Union 92
19. 15. Washington’s Fear 99
20. 16. Empire of Liberty 106
21. 17. Man of the People 115
22. 18. Cotton Kingdoms 123
23. 19. Burned Over 131
24. 20. Frontiers 138
25. 21. Crossing the Line 148
26. 22. What Was Coming 157
27. 23. How Do You Reconstruct? 168
28. 24. The Next Big Thing 176
29. 25. The Color of Your Collar 183
30. 26. A Tale of Two Cities 190
31. 27. The New West 198
32. 28. Luck or Pluck? 205
33. 29. The Progressives 213
34. 30. Smashup 222
35. 31. The Masses 230
36. 32. A New Deal 237
37. 33. Global War 245
38. 34. Superpower 254
39. 35. The End of the World 263
40. 36. You or You or You 270
41. 37. The Avalanche 278
42. 38. A Conservative Turn 286
43. 39. Connected 294
44. 40. The Past Asks More 302
45. Acknowledgments 310
46. Index 311