Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Foreword to the 2006 Edition ix
5. Preface to the Original Edition xvii
6. 1. Gold Camp: The Rise and Fall of Butte City 1
7. 2. Clark, Daly, and the Anaconda: 1872-84 11
8. 3. The "Richest Hill on Earth" 34
9. 4. Boom Town 57
10. 5. Politics: The Clark-Daly Feud 80
11. 6. Mr. Clark Goes to Washington 135
12. 7. "Consolidation": The Amalgamated and the Independents 155
13. 8. The Battle for Butte: 1901-6 183
14. 9. Denouement: The Time of Transition 214
15. Epilogue: The Legacy 236
16. Notes 243
17. Selected Bibliography 281
18. Index 297