Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Maps xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Getting to Gold 17
8. 2. A White Man’s Republic 46
9. 3. English Principles Encounter American Republicanism 78
10. 4. Pursuing Dame Fortune 109
11. 5. Dirty Clothes, Clean Bodies 136
12. Epilogue: Endings and Beginnings 163
13. Notes 171
14. Bibliography 241
15. Index 263
16. Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography 271