Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction xiii
6. Prologue: 1961 xv
7. 1 Haunted 1
8. 2 Mr. Yecker Opens a Th eater: 1866 8
9. 3 The Killing of the Conestogas: 1763 19
10. 4 Sacred Space 33
11. 5 Mr. Hager Builds a Hall: 1852 37
12. 6 “What Has the North to Do with Slavery?”: 1852–1861 47
13. 7 Interlude 55
14. 8 Theater of War: 1861–1865 61
15. 9 Mr. Yecker Opens an Opera House: 1873 73
16. 10 In Transit 84
17. 11 Buffalo Bill and the American West: 1873–1882 89
18. 12 Memory Machine 99
19. 13 The Minstrel’s Mask: 1852–1927 103
20. 14 Empty Space 118
21. 15 Players: 1886–1893 123
22. 16 Women’s Work: 1870–1931 133
23. 17 Cartography 148
24. 18 Images, Moving and Still: 1896–1930 153
25. 19 Ghost Dance: 1896–1997 169
26. Epilogue: 2008 177
27. Notes 183
28. Bibliography 205
29. Index 217